Weird Linux Distributions that actually existed once!
Linux offers freedom and choice, the choice to use whichever distro out of the hundreds out there, and the freedom to create your own Linux distribution if you want! And because of this freedom, several developers from across the world have created a lot of Linux based distributions according to their needs. Some are functional, […]
Boost Your Pi's Performance with New Raspberry Pi SSDs
Hello everyone and welcome back to another Friday Product Post here at SparkFun Electronics! We had a bunch of new products come out over the past few days and we're excited to put them altogether for you in this week's New Product Blog! So, what actually released this week? Well, Raspberry Pi released four new SSD (solid-state drive) products, two as standalone M.2 modules in 256GB and 512GB version and two SSD Kits that include the SSDs as well as the HATs that you can attach them to. Finally, we released a new version of our popular Horizontal USB-C Breakout...
Bazzite OS – Long Term Review
I last reviewed Bazzite OS when it was in its early phase and even installing Steam on this distribution was done through containerization and installing that OS on a handheld device like the Steam Deck was a hassle. However, things have changed quite a lot for this distribution and now, you don’t even need a […]
How to enable or disable repositories on Fedora Linux?
Fedora is one of the most popular Linux distributions out there! The Creator and maintainer of Linux, Linus Torvalds, has even said that Fedora is the Linux distribution with most sane defaults. However, this Linux distribution only ships with Free and Open Source software and thus, does not include few important codecs which are required […]
DINNER AT THE AUTOMAT – 23rd IA Current Exhibition
InterAccess is pleased to present the 23rd Annual IA Current Exhibition, DINNER AT THE AUTOMAT. Curated by Casper Sutton-Fosman and featuring the work of artists Lena Chen, Jenson Leonard, Alfred Muszynski, Sam Pelletier, and Shay Salehi, DINNER AT THE AUTOMAT explores the promises and failures of...
Embracing the Future: New Omega2 Beta Firmware and Documentation Site
We’re excited to announce a major milestone in the evolution of the Omega2 platform. After months of development and community collaboration, we’re introducing a new beta firmware based on OpenWRT 23.05 and the modern 5.15 Linux kernel. This firmware provides a clean slate designed to make building your products and applications easier and faster than before.
To complement the new firmware, we’ve also launched a brand-new documentation site. This site is crafted to help you navigate the new features and enhancements with ease, offering comprehensive guides, tutorials, and reference materials.
Together, the new firmware and documentation site represent our commitment to putting...
On Linux MAINTAINERS file removal of Russian developers
I sincerely regret to see Linux kernel patches like this one removing Russian developers from the MAINTAINERS file. To me, it is a sign or maybe even a symbol of how far the Linux kernel developer community I remember from ~ 20 years ago has changed, and how much it has alienated itself from what I remember back in the day.
In my opinion this commit is wrong at so many different levels:
it is intransparent. Initially it gave no explanation whatsoever (other than some compliance hand-waving). There was some follow-up paraphrasing one paragraph of presumed legal advice that was given presumably by Linux...
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Oral history transcripts: Pioneers of Taiwans Chip + PC industry
During the preparation of my current brief visit to Taiwan, I've more or less by coincidence stumbled on several transcripts of oral history interviews with pioneers of the Taiwanese Chip and PC industry (click on the individual transcripts in the Related Records section at the bottom). They have been recorded, transcribed and translated in 2011 by the Computer History Museum under funding from the National Science Council, Taiwan, R.O.C..
As some of you know, I've been spending a lot of time in recent years researching (and practically exploring + re-implementing) historical telecommunications with my retronetworking project.
Retrocomputing itself is not my main focus. I...
Back to Taiwan the first time after 5 years
Some of the readers of this blog know that I have a very special relationship with Taiwan. As a teenager, it was the magical far-away country that built most of the PC components in all my PCs since my first 286-16 I got in 1989. Around 2006-2008 I had the very unexpected opportunity to work in Taiwan for some time (mainly for Openmoko, later some consulting for VIA). During that time I have always felt most welcome in and fascinated by the small island nation who managed to turn themselves into a high-tech development and manufacturing site for ever more complex electronics....