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Raspberry Pi: An ARM GNU/Linux box for $25. Take a byte

by ecounysis on 10/30/11, 10:57 PM with 38 comments

  • by spatten on 10/31/11, 4:58 AM

    Just a suggestion for the website: the home page should probably be a nice landing page explaining what the project is about, rather than your blog.

    Link to your blog for sure, but the home page should explain quickly what the project is and why I should care.

  • by fennecfoxen on 10/31/11, 12:00 AM

    The big FAQ, for your convenience:

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    When will the device be available to purchase?

    We anticipate the device will be available to the general public later in 2011 – we were hoping to hit the end of November, but right now December’s looking more likely.

  • by SecurityMatters on 10/31/11, 5:01 AM

    There are doubts about how open this project will be. I share that concern. But, I also give the guy credit for making the project at all. Maybe it will be more closed than I would like. If the project is a success and produces a lot of boards, then I expect real open source builds of software for it will follow from someone. As a start, I can't think of anything I would prefer to Linux and Python as a place to start. I sure want to buy a few of these boards to experiment with.
  • by joshu on 10/31/11, 5:52 AM

    can we stop posting this until it actually ships?
  • by qxb on 10/31/11, 1:16 AM

  • by drdaeman on 11/4/11, 5:40 AM

    What's the point of discussing not-yet-released product (i.e. one can't buy it) without proper schematics (or maybe I just didn't found one?) nearly useless tiny PNG file with a PCB layout and no source code available?

    Sure, tiny $25 board is cool. If it can be obtained. No point in discussing it further before they either ship it or release DIY manuals.

  • by malbs on 10/31/11, 5:23 AM

    I'm hoping I just found the next base of a networked media player for home
  • by MostAwesomeDude on 10/31/11, 1:53 AM

    Still waiting for open-source code for the board. (Yes, including the 3D accelerator.)
  • by 1110101001 on 10/31/11, 3:19 AM

    the idea of a credit card sized board, running open sourced code, to connect with peripherals is fantastic. but this project is going to disappoint. the guy works for broadcom which is how he got the smaller than minimum quantity of chips, so don't expect it to be repeated by anyone else. it's aim claims to be education, and people compare this to kit computers many years ago, but this is a far cry from that. this guy wants to steer you to use GNU/Linux and scripting languages like Python. no assembly programming. how can a kid learn about hardware without learning assembly? so much for education.
  • by rythie on 10/31/11, 8:02 AM

    Real artists ship
  • by reustle on 10/31/11, 4:21 AM

    Shut up and take my money!
  • by senthilnayagam on 10/31/11, 6:52 AM

    When i first heard about the Project i was impressed, good to know they won some award, but it is boring after a while as nothing is being shipped even after so many years, just hype, they should remove the 25$ tag till they ship it