Re: [Trisquel-users] Advanced user/ beginner programmer wants to help trisquel to have an raspberry pi 3 release
The raspberry pi sadly is not open hardware and it requires the proprietary bootcode to make it work. There are ongoing reverse engineering of the bootcode so let's just wait if it can be used as an alternative
Re: [Trisquel-users] Advanced user/ beginner programmer wants to help trisquel to have an raspberry pi 3 release
In order for Trisquel to run on a Raspberry Pi it would have to include non-free firmware, infringing on user freedom and becoming ineligible for FSF endorsement. https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers The only libre replacement for the Raspberry Pi that I'm aware of is the Libre Tea Computer Card, which runs Parabola. Trisquel could run on an EOMA68 computer card as well if it had support for ARM. I don't know what all is required for Trisquel to support ARM. I assume it would be easier if the upstream Ubuntu version did, but as far as I know only Ubuntu Server does currently. The last Ubuntu Desktop release with ARM support appears to be 12.04
Re: [Trisquel-users] Advanced user/ beginner programmer wants to help trisquel to have an raspberry pi 3 release
I am also an in-between autodidact. This is mostly trying to remember what I read when I say that the Raspberry Pi has issues that we users aren't going to be able to deal with and this could end up as an exercise in frustration for you. There are other single board computers that would be better for your project, but I don't think any of them are perfect. The laptop I am typing on had to have Libreboot flashed using a Beaglebone Black. It's an eBay special so maybe it was really a Raspberry Pi, but the documentation recommends a different product and I've seen "consumer" type users complain about it in their blog. It's a bit out of my own price range and technical abilities, but another exciting bit of hardware that is coming soon is the EOMA68: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop The devs are very busy right now and all of us users miss their company, but there's a lot of good info in the archives, so enjoy the search feature and welcome here. There's also some activism fatigue happening with old timers. Your writing style is very similar to another member who is needing to step back a bit. I hope you decide to stick around.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Advanced user/ beginner programmer wants to help trisquel to have an raspberry pi 3 release
Hi, I'm just a user, but the impression I get is that right now there are not many developers actively working on Trisquel. Those that are seem to be focusing quite heavily on Trisquel 8, which is being seen as a high priority. So, I think you will have difficulty finding a Trisquel developer that would be willing to work on a specific release for Raspberry Pi. I haven't used Raspberry Pi myself, but I would think the main issues in getting Trisquel to run would be whether it is compatible with the Linux-libre kernel and/or the Libreboot firmware.
[Trisquel-users] Advanced user/ beginner programmer wants to help trisquel to have an raspberry pi 3 release
Can anybody guide me step-by-step how to help contribute for releasing trisquel for raspberry pi 3? I'm really excited on this hardware capabilities and trisquel project, and I want to help automate its release or help with the firmware, or both. I have plenty of time for these. I consider myself an advanced user (I like to read useful documentation and I also could find myself some undocumented (or at least not public documented) features on linux), and I have very basic skills on programming on many languages, but not very deep knowledge on development, but I can try to do tasks with the help of a more experienced developer, such as repackaging .debs, making automation scripts, I could also try to audit specific code if it is up to my knowledge. I also have knowledge on project management, motivation, psychotherapy and many other areas. I also want to help for an openstack-like for servers running trisquel. Anyone can help?
