Comment Re:Lies! (Score 1) 91
--continuing clipped message--
I hope this will be just the start of a new era in broadcom that they do release and open things up, so that some serious open development can take place.
Comment Lies! (Score -1) 91
Says Upton: "We're about to open source all of the remaining closed source ARM code for the Pi. This will make BCM2835 the first ARM multimedia SoC with a fully-open-source ARM user and kernel implementation."
This is obviously a lie. BCM2835 is not the first. This is just marketing buzz.
TI' OMAP and some other vendors SoC are 'open' for long time ago.
Also, I need to point out that in fact, they are just releasing the ARM code. There are several other parts on the SoC (like for example the video decoder) that they didn't include in this release and may not do so in the future.
You can go to Texas Instruments' OMAP website for example and download all the documentation, and completely open source SDKs, including all the ARM compatibility layer and everything you would need for software development on this SoC.
What Broadcom gives us? Well, I have the datasheet downloaded from somewhere else because I couldn't find a link on their Website and thats it. Where are all the docs?
I hope this will be just the start so they
Comment This is not gonna happen. (Score 1) 108
I think it won't happen as the article describes.
TI "spin off" the OMAP and make the Sitara and the DaVinci families ("almost" same features as OMAP) that are used by several "non-mobile" applications. Many people depend on those and I am sure that they need to keep producing and developing for many more years.
Also, OMAP is a SoC that has TI proprietary devices used by other markets, like for example the DSP, and I am sure they are not selling those either.
I think the best deal for Amazon would be to make a partnership and design an exclusive "custom" OMAP (please rename) for their needs and don't sell
Comment Re:Can't get good sound on RPi. Power problems. (Score 1) 202
Forget about buck boost regulators on the rpi. that would increase the cost in 2 to 4 dollars, they should require you to use a regulated +5 VDC power supply that gives *at least* 1A and just wire it up to the USB port. or anything else.
If they don't want to require the use of a regulated power supply, they should just drop in an inexpensive 7805 LDO.
Comment Re:So fix it. (Score 2) 202
Comment I'm really *NOT* cloning my wife! (Score 1) 350
I can't even stand one, imagine two.
Hell no!
Comment Re:Availability (Score 1) 204
RS does not even answer my emails.
Comment Here (Score 3, Interesting) 386
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Submission + - The Pirate Bay Hacked (thegamersblog.com)
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Submission + - Fedora 13 is out (fedoraproject.org)
ultranerdz writes: Fedora 13 has just been released. It includes some major features like Automatic print driver installation, Automatic language pack installation, Redesigned user account tool, Color management to calibrate monitors and scanners, Experimental 3D support for NVIDIA video cards, and more
