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diff --git a/principles.page b/principles.page index 1e7f7ba..63d80ea 100644 --- a/principles.page +++ b/principles.page @@ -3,21 +3,21 @@ In a word: "control" (for users) ### Proposed -*No NDAs* for anybody: vendors, employees, collaborators, etc +**No NDAs** for anybody: vendors, employees, collaborators, etc -*Don't ship with binary blobs*. We don't host them or ship them, but we don't go -out of our way to disallow users from installing them if they desire. +**Don't ship with binary blobs**. We don't host them or ship them, but we don't +go out of our way to disallow users from installing them if they desire. -*Hackability.* Accessible and documented internal interfaces, good +**Hackability.** Accessible and documented internal interfaces, good documentation -*No technical secrets.* Published development repositories +**No technical secrets.** Published development repositories -*Others should be able to recreate the hardware*. Use only easily source-able, +**Others should be able to recreate the hardware**. Use only easily source-able, openly documented components and chips with minimal export restrictions. Full hardware design/manufacturing files in various formats. -*Understand and publish labor practices of anything we manufacture/sell*. +**Understand and publish labor practices of anything we manufacture/sell**. Visits, photos, contact information. ### Unsure @@ -44,3 +44,4 @@ at all" Building better/new things as well as fixing problems/bugs/holes (not just-a-libre-XYZ, also shiny and new) + @@ -1,24 +1,23 @@ ### components -see http://rhombus-tech.net/evaluated_cpus/ for a list and analysis +see <http://rhombus-tech.net/evaluated_cpus/> for a list and analysis beaglebone uses the cortex A8 AM3358. design files are open hardware. allwinner A10 ARM chip - http://elinux.org/Hack_A10_devices - http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/ - http://www.wits-tech.com/pages/board.jsp + - <http://elinux.org/Hack_A10_devices> + - <http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10/> + - <http://www.wits-tech.com/pages/board.jsp> -Marvell MV78200 ("sheeva") +[http://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/discovery-innovation/applications.jsp](Marvell MV78200) ("sheeva") 4 gige ports 2x 1ghz armv5 chips 2x SATA 2x PCI-express x4 $60 or less? - <http://www.marvell.com/embedded-processors/discovery-innovation/applications.jsp> ### existing organizations/projects @@ -26,57 +25,53 @@ FreedomBox <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freifunk> -<http://rhombus-tech.net> +<http://rhombus-tech.net>: "community interest company" based around new +modular computing format. no hardware yet - "community interest company" based around new modular computing format. no hardware yet +[http://www.fsf.org/news/endorsement-criteria](FSF hardware endorsement): ugh, +includes "GNU/linux" terminology, not having "ready for ..." other operating +systems, etc. maybe have an ultra-libre variant? -FSF hardware endorsement - http://www.fsf.org/news/endorsement-criteria - ugh, includes "GNU/linux" terminology, not having "ready for ..." other - operating systems, etc. maybe have an ultra-libre variant? - -########################################## existing hardware +### existing hardware bufferbloat evaluations: -http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/uberwrt/wiki/Hardware_evaluation +<http://www.bufferbloat.net/projects/uberwrt/wiki/Hardware_evaluation> + +<http://routerboard.com/>: modular router equipment (!), potential dev kit? +RB751G-2HnD has atheros 400mhz AR7241 SoC, 64mb RAM -http://routerboard.com/ - modular router equipment (!), potential dev kit? - RB751G-2HnD has atheros 400mhz AR7241 SoC, 64mb RAM +[http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700](netgear n600), others -netgear n600, others qualcomm atheros ar7161 SoC MIPS 680MHz, 64mb ram, 8mb flash dual atheros wifi phy (one 2.4ghz, one 5ghz) rtl8366s internal switch - http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/netgear/wndr3700 -asus powerful device - http://www.amazon.com/RT-N16-Wireless-N-Maximum-Performance-single/dp/B00387G6R8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328077297&sr=8-1 +[http://www.amazon.com/RT-N16-Wireless-N-Maximum-Performance-single/dp/B00387G6R8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328077297&sr=8-1](powerful asus device), openwrt compatible comodity routers -http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html - good hardware development platform? these devices seem a bit out of date - and have super complex layout +[http://soekris.com/products/net6501.html](soekris): good hardware development +platform? these devices seem a bit out of date and have super complex layout -https://www.excito.com/node/9 +<https://www.excito.com/node/9> -########################################## existing businesses +### existing businesses -http://republicwireless.com/ (hybrid wifi/cellular android phone service, +<http://republicwireless.com/> (hybrid wifi/cellular android phone service, $20/month. depends on pervasive wifi) -http://corp.fon.com/en +<http://corp.fon.com/en> -http://meraki.com/products/wireless/enterprise-cloud-controller (from roofnet, like open-mesh.com, "cloud" management interface)) +<http://meraki.com/products/wireless/enterprise-cloud-controller> (from +roofnet, like open-mesh.com, "cloud" management interface)) -http://untangle.com/ (firewall-as-a-service, charges monthly rates to +<http://untangle.com/> (firewall-as-a-service, charges monthly rates to organizations. reuse existing hardware or sells dell servers "appliances" at a markup) -http://owncloud.com/ (business?) +<http://owncloud.com/> (business?) + +### misc -########################################## misc +bufferbloat: <http://gettys.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/introducing-the-criminal-mastermind-bufferbloat/> -bufferbloat: -http://gettys.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/introducing-the-criminal-mastermind-bufferbloat/ |