Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
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Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
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Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#2So they are going from making cheap Linux boards to using MacBooks.
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#3"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. "
That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to add more components like mic,speakers,better gpu? Not possible to get more performance? Software is important, but I would like to see them continue to release better hardware.
I try to test out every new edition of raspberry pi as a linux desktop replacement. Its not there yet, but I dream of the day when I can carry my whole computer in my pocket and be able to use it anywhere.
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#4"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
> Why would they step away from this?
There's a lot more supply in the $35 SBC market than when they started.
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#5"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
Their goal was never to be in the hardware business, Eben's goal was to expand coding understanding in the UK.
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#6"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
Making hardware and software for it is hard and doesn't bring in money. Going this route they can rise salaries for administration.
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#7"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
> but I dream of the day when I can carry my whole computer in my pocket and be able to use it anywhere.
Have you tried the compute stick[1]?
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-c...
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#8"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
Their goal was never to be in the hardware business, Eben's goal was to expand coding understanding in the UK.
This is actually the key. From their website "The Raspberry Pi is a tiny and affordable computer that you can use to learn programming through fun, practical projects."
It's about learning programming through fun, practical projects. CoderDojo is a foundation that shares the same goal. RaspberryPi is essentially one way or tool used to promote learning to code.
With this merger, Ebon can get a better understanding of the struggles people have and perhaps create other ways to help people learn to code.
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#9"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
> but I dream of the day when I can carry my whole computer in my pocket and be able to use it anywhere. Have you tried the compute stick[1]? http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/compute-stick/intel-c...
Is there something like this with a battery that can make it through an entire day? (Needs to run linux)
Re: Raspberry Pi is merging with a coding foundation
#10"Raspberry Pi Foundation CEO Eben Upton recently said that the organization would move away from major product launches and focus more on software, as well as "doubling down" on its charitable work. " That is unfortunate to hear. Their main contribution has been getting cheap hardware into the hands of more people. Why would they step away from this? Is it because its not possible to make it cheaper? Not possible to…
> Why would they step away from this? There's a lot more supply in the $35 SBC market than when they started.
Sure, but not many have gobs of documentation, regularly updated OS distros, and a rabid community of coders, makers, educators, etc. That Raspi B you bought five years ago is still supported by the latest Raspbian releases. Not many other boards will have that kind of long-term support.
Until there's a (well adopted) common platform standard for these ARM-based boards, the Raspberry Pi Foundation must continue to develop their hardware. Unless... perhaps Eben and Co could work on that standard, and its adoption, as part of their goals.