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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by m4rtink on Friday September 04, 2020 @07:48PM (#24380091)
Not only is the SoC and board RPi uses open hardware, it has hardware DRM in place to prevent people using custom camera modules: https://mobile.twitter.com/marcan42/status/10884725497159188...
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by ansible on Friday September 04, 2020 @07:57PM (#24380153)
If you read a little further down in that thread, Eben Upton says that it is to prevent other camera vendors from just using the ISP tuning they developed for their official camera. You can still use some other camera with a CSI-compatible interface.
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by zucker42 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @01:58AM (#24381660)
The question is why is a charity organization devoted to education using DRM for protectionism rather than taking an approach where knowledge is more freely shared.
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by justin66 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @09:41AM (#24383439)
It appears the question has been answered and you just didn't like the answer.
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by zucker42 on Saturday September 05, 2020 @04:54PM (#24386771)
I understand that they don't want other camera vendors to compete with them. What I don't understand is why they would take that stance as a charity, and what I disagree with is the implied argument that it's better for the Raspberry Pi ecosystem if the hardware is closed.
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by snvzz on Friday September 04, 2020 @08:50PM (#24380480)
That's just PR talk. DRM is not ok.
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Re:PicoRio Linux RISC-V SBC is an open-source alternative to... by justin66 on Friday September 04, 2020 @10:44PM (#24380997)
Wow. Links to twitter so often serve as a reminder that twitter is horrible and people are weird and noxious.
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