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Not only is the SoC and board RPi uses open hardware, it has hardware DRM in place to prevent people using custom camera modules: https://mobile.twitter.com/mar
by m4rtink 6y ago
Not only is the SoC and board RPi uses open hardware, it has hardware DRM in place to prevent people using custom camera modules: https://mobile.twitter.com/marcan42/status/1088472549715918848?lang=en https://mobile.twitter.com/marcan42/status/10884725497159188...
- ansible 6y agoIf you read a little further down in that thread, Eben Upton says that it is to prevent other camera vendors from just using the ISP tuning they developed for their official camera. You can still use some other camera with a CSI-compatible interface.
- snvzz 6y agoThat's just PR talk. DRM is not ok.
- zucker42 6y agoThe question is why is a charity organization devoted to education using DRM for protectionism rather than taking an approach where knowledge is more freely shared.
- justin66 6y agoIt appears the question has been answered and you just didn't like the answer.
- zucker42 6y agoI understand that they don't want other camera vendors to compete with them. What I don't understand is why they would take that stance as a charity, and what I disagree with is the implied argument that it's better for the Raspberry Pi ecosystem if the hardware is closed.
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- justin66 6y agoWow. Links to twitter so often serve as a reminder that twitter is horrible and people are weird and noxious.