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SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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post #313

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Can't help but read that and think, "And Nick thinks this email chain makes HIM look like the reasonable person?"

What am I missing about Nick's behavior that is unreasonable?

None of it is reasonable. This is an online version of a schoolyard tiff. Neither side in that email chain is reasonable or mature.

Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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hi, phil here — post on adafruit here: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teens... i’ll stop back and answer anything (sparkfun will not?). sparkfun is the exclusive maker and distributor of the closed-source teensy and informed us we will not be able to purchase the teensy. this happened after i sent an email reporting the founder, nate, for multiple harassing actions directed at limor, including…

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Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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Never cared much for either. Both are just insanely overpriced "maker" crap that ultimately comes from China anyway. You can get cheaper at AliExpress, LCSC etc.

Adafruit manufactures its own PCB's in New York, though the actual chips, leds, etc. come from wherever, which is often China.

They assemble their PCBs in New York, there's no chance they are actually manufacturing the PCBs themselves there however. PCB manufacturing is an ecological disaster.

Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

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This is not acceptable behavior on this forum.

They know. Most of these green troll accounts are alts of older, established accounts that don't want to risk their karma and a ban on their main account.

Don't bother interacting with them. Just flag them and move on.

Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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post #310

I read a bunch of the relevant social media posts and emails and concluded that all parties are acting deeply childishly. Nate shouldn’t have made a website with a domain name with Phil’s name and photoshopped meme, and brought it back up on social media years later. Phil shouldn’t have been so aggressive in emailing Nate’s and his wife’s employers. Sparkfun shouldn’t have overreacted by cutting off ties with Adafrui…

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Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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post #310

I read a bunch of the relevant social media posts and emails and concluded that all parties are acting deeply childishly. Nate shouldn’t have made a website with a domain name with Phil’s name and photoshopped meme, and brought it back up on social media years later. Phil shouldn’t have been so aggressive in emailing Nate’s and his wife’s employers. Sparkfun shouldn’t have overreacted by cutting off ties with Adafrui…

Except Paul.

Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

#438

hi, phil here — post on adafruit here: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/01/12/discontinuing-the-teens... i’ll stop back and answer anything (sparkfun will not?). sparkfun is the exclusive maker and distributor of the closed-source teensy and informed us we will not be able to purchase the teensy. this happened after i sent an email reporting the founder, nate, for multiple harassing actions directed at limor, including…

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Re: SparkFun Officially Dropping AdaFruit due to CoC Violation

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post #367
post #187

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Spinning an IMXRT1062/IMXRT1064 design sans the terrible Teensy bootloader should take a day or two at most. These chips have perfectly-fine ROM USB bootloaders and SWD, don't ruin them by adding extra garbage.

The layout of the Teensy 4.x was challenging as I recall with the speeds involved. But maybe you are a demigod of compact high clock designs.

Nothing on that board is remotely high speed or challenging.

USB HS on a board that small is a non issue: it's one measly differential pair with easy impedance requirements.

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