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PayPalThe hardware vendor specializing in Linux systems has set a date for its latest venture. Their new Thelio desktop systems will be available for preorder soon.
For those of you unaware of System76 [Official Site], they’ve been selling Linux-powered laptops, mini computers and servers for a few years now and have even created their own Ubuntu derivative named Pop!_OS. Last month they started teasing their newest project, Thelio, which aims to be an open hardware desktop system.
Details on what the hardware will entail specifically are still a little light, and we’ll likely only know for sure when the system goes up for preorder, but there’s a few things that we can say for sure. In reply to a tweet sent by Liam asking whether or not they’d have a custom motherboard, the CEO clarified that “we’re pulling proprietary functionality off the mainboard and onto a custom, open source (hardware and firmware) daughter board.”
This open firmware will be GPLv3-licensed and you can already check out the master repository for the Thelio on GitHub. Personally, I can’t really make much heads or tails of the various bits of code and teaser blueprints and hardware schematics that System76 and its CEO have been posting in the last few weeks but I can say that I am excited to see a hardware vendor work on their own custom solutions for the Linux desktop.
I suppose we’ll just have to see what the prices are like when preorders go live November 1. Systems are expected to be shipped in December of this year. You may also want to check out the animated saga that System76 have created around Thelio.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
wvstolzing Oct 25, 2018
Last edited by wvstolzing on 25 October 2018 at 10:34 pm UTC
no_information_here Oct 25, 2018
https://natrongithub.github.io/
Quoting: GuestI do not need a new desktop, but I will be watching this VERY closely!While still years off, once they gain the experience from desktops, they said they then want to do laptops.
ElectricPrism Oct 26, 2018
Quoting: no_information_hereSaw the link to Natron on their promo site. I hadn't heard of it before. Anyone here used it for VFX?
https://natrongithub.github.io/
natron is a quite powerfull tool, i heard of it a lot before.
an movie that used natron:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ5SOnjIWWI
chroma key tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RkewxBMeuA
Last edited by elmapul on 26 October 2018 at 7:04 am UTC
Good luck.
Quoting: wvstolzingIn my fathomless ignorance, I look at the github repo; and all I'm able to gather is that it's a kind of IO card. What does that say about the BIOS in these systems, though? Could someone knowledgeable take a look and comment?
Here's what Phoronix wrote about it recently:
Quoting: PhoronixThey confirmed they are not designing their own motherboard but working on "pulling proprietary functionality off the mainboard and onto a custom, open source (hardware and firmware) daughter board."
As far as I understand it, they seem to be trying to go around proprietary hardware (SATA controllers); it appears as if this will not be a truly "free and open" computer, but instead a computer with specifications laid open as far as they can.
In my opinion, "open source computers" would require moving away from x86 hardware, and that is only likely to happen after The Year of the Linux Desktop.
QuoteThelio desktop computers will be available in 3 sizes to suit your needs:
Thelio (Up to 32GB RAM, 24TB Storage)
Thelio Major (Up to 128GB RAM, 46TB Storage)
Thelio Massive (Up to 768GB ECC RAM, 86TB Storage)
Quoting: ValckThat is actually mentioned in the article, which is from a reply to me on Twitter.Quoting: wvstolzingIn my fathomless ignorance, I look at the github repo; and all I'm able to gather is that it's a kind of IO card. What does that say about the BIOS in these systems, though? Could someone knowledgeable take a look and comment?
Here's what Phoronix wrote about it recently:
Quoting: PhoronixThey confirmed they are not designing their own motherboard but working on "pulling proprietary functionality off the mainboard and onto a custom, open source (hardware and firmware) daughter board."
As far as I understand it, they seem to be trying to go around proprietary hardware (SATA controllers); it appears as if this will not be a truly "free and open" computer, but instead a computer with specifications laid open as far as they can.
In my opinion, "open source computers" would require moving away from x86 hardware, and that is only likely to happen after The Year of the Linux Desktop.
Oh and the name doesn't mean anything but coincidentally could be pronounced as "Buttery" which suits me just fine.
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