User avatar
puppy treat research centre @ptrc@treehouse.systems
5mo
hm. there's some noise about a new amazing open-source Linux tablet: www.braxtech.net/open-slate

however

besides the tablet, they have released a phone, the "BraX3", and... it doesn't look good so far ;w; it's mediatekslop with no Linux support, even though they were planning to release it with at least Ubuntu Touch ( and Halium + blobs, i assume ), later changing it to "exact delivery date for Ubuntu Touch is yet to be confirmed

even worse so, the company that pledges to be against planned obsolescence and wants to build sustainable technology doesn't even sell replacement parts, so you can't replace the screen or battery :/

that said, the tablet is also planned to have a MediaTek chipset, a Genio 720 to be exact — and while MediaTek seems to be partnered with Ubuntu to offer some kind of support, i really doubt the device will get proper Linux support on release date, since even the main team is skeptical about it
2
1
0
0
User avatar
puppy treat research centre @ptrc@treehouse.systems
5mo
Q: Will there be an easily buildable close-to-mainline Linux kernel?
Will changes be upstreamed to the mainline linux kernel?A: Yes, to both. We’re getting that promise from MediaTek and the integrator they hired for the linux part.
that's... very interesting, to say the least

looking at the support matrix posted by Collabora, even the Genio 700 devboard seems to have plenty of things still missing from mainline kernel, so i doubt a device like open_slate will manage to get device trees and all drivers upstreamed before release ( approx. 2026 Q3 )
1
0
0
0
User avatar
puppy treat research centre @ptrc@treehouse.systems
5mo
looked a bit into braxman himself, and immediately what drew my attention was the "privacy focused fully encrypted open source social media" that he was advertising

it looks like a bad grift

and the code is. uh. you can look for yourself

github.com/robbraxman/braxme
the brax.me "social media", with a sidebar on the left showing options like chats, blogs, and people, as well as a chatroom called "New User Lobby", with messages from users Earlehrig, Alec and Starduster. the entire webapp looks like something that was coded in the early 2010s by a single dev, with elements looking odd and out of place, general lack of style and direction
2
0
0
0
User avatar
Jeder neocat_floof_googly_woozy neocat_flag_agender 🔜 Mizukon @jeder@miau.jeder.pl
5mo
@ptrc shits stuck in 2013
0
0
1
0