• dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org
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    8 months ago

    Hell, I think even Raspberry Pi Foundation getting into the phone market would be a game changer too.

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      8 months ago

      A lot of the libcamera work done on Raspberry Pi boards is going towards improving the camera support on linux phones like the PinePhone, which is great!

      Aside from that, sadly a lot of people (including myself) are kind of fed up with Raspberry Pi, after they essentially abandoned their mission during Covid to please corporations, and are preparing to go public despite being a “charity”. Broadcom, their SoC supplier, also has left a sour taste in my mouth after their purchase and mass layoffs at VMWare.

      If they created a phone it would likely end up being scalped to death, and maybe pretty pricey compared to a PinePhone

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        8 months ago

        Aside from that, sadly a lot of people (including myself) are kind of fed up with Raspberry Pi, after they essentially abandoned their mission during Covid to please corporations

        Just out of curiosity, could you state what you think their mission was?

        (I’m just wondering if anybody even remembers their original original mission.)

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          8 months ago

          AFAIK their original mission was along the lines of making computers accessible at a low price point, particularly targeting the education sector in parts of the world where computers weren’t very accessible or affordable. Comparable to the OLPC, but not on an individual basis

          I could be wrong though

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            8 months ago

            That’s basically it. Here’s the thing: if they followed through on that to the letter, most of the people complaining wouldn’t have ever gotten one.

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        8 months ago

        Don’t forget that Raspberry PI can’t run a mainline Linux kernel. You can’t install an official Debian build on it for example. I don’t get why people are ok with that.

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      8 months ago

      If they did that, it would be sold out for years before you or I could get it.

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        8 months ago

        They seem to have resolved their supply chain issues for now. I could buy a Pi 5 and have it dispatched tomorrow, and I did buy a Pi 4b recently, no issues with delays or lead times.