Re:Ask HN: What are some “10x” *hardware* product innovation...
by nospy4312 on Wednesday March 17, 2021 @01:44AM
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Powerful 22-core, 18-core server-grade systems with fully open firmware and hardware, fully open BMC, with PCIe 4.0, DDR4 memory with ECC and other modern features [1]. They are FSF RYF (Respects Your Freedom) certified [2]. Truly FOSS hardware. Quite affordable too. I think not many have heard of it. They have fully FOSS desktop processors too (4-core, 8-core).
[5] #talos-workstation on IRC, where people using these systems daily hangout. Accessible through the Element Matrix app IRC bridge too.
Now idk whether that's innovation, but it's a big thing IMO. AMD, Intel and ARM have proprietary bits in them that can potentially spy on your entire system (AMD Platform Security Processor, Intel Management Engine)
[1] https://www.raptorcs.com/
[2] https://ryf.fsf.org/vendors/raptor
More info:
[3] https://wiki.raptorcs.com/wiki/Main_Page
[4] https://www.talospace.com/
[5] #talos-workstation on IRC, where people using these systems daily hangout. Accessible through the Element Matrix app IRC bridge too.
Now idk whether that's innovation, but it's a big thing IMO. AMD, Intel and ARM have proprietary bits in them that can potentially spy on your entire system (AMD Platform Security Processor, Intel Management Engine)