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If there is a remarkable person that sees this, please embrace the hacker community. It is a huge asset to have us by your side, and it's a huge differentiator
by fny 6y ago
If there is a remarkable person that sees this, please embrace the hacker community. It is a huge asset to have us by your side, and it's a huge differentiator from all the other tablets which have walled off developers.
Also, it would be pretty sweet some part of the API was documented.
- detaro 6y agoAren't their devices already really hack-friendly?
- Majestic121 6y agoThey are pretty hacker firendly, but it's always good to show that this is something that people like
- SulfurHexaFluri 6y agoJust saying on the website or somewhere else officially that being able to ssh in is a feature and not something they just left there and may remove later would make the device a lot more attractive.
- diggan 6y agoIt's not a accident that ssh is enabled. It is mentioned in official documentation (https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002662557-Help https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-us/articles/36000266255...) and also part of their promise to be compliant with GPLv3. Would be weird if they suddenly decided it was OK to break GPL and remove ssh access. Not only would the people who bought it because it's so open (like me) try to return it, I'm sure bunch of people would try to sue them for removing features post-launch as well.
- Eeems 6y agoThey just recently released their toolchain for the reMarkable 2 https://github.com/reMarkable/linux/issues/7 https://github.com/reMarkable/linux/issues/7 The toolchain for the rM1 has been out for a long time. Since it's just a linux device, there is a ton of existing documentation on how to work with it.
- fny 6y agoWow! I've had their tablets since the first launch, and I had no idea had an active Github. This is a great first step. My view of embrace is goes further than releasing an operating system. For some, it's a little intimidating for a dev to start with. :)
- timow1337 6y agounfortunately, the sdk doesn't work with hi applications yet. the way the screen works has changed significantly. There are community projects that make it work though: https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable2-framebuffer https://github.com/ddvk/remarkable2-framebuffer
- Eeems 6y agoYup, been throwing this link throughout the thread as well.
- nextos 6y agoIt's quite nice. I own a R1 and it's a good ereader and notepad. It brings back memories about the Nokia N700-N9 series, a class of devices I really miss.
- girvo 6y agoThe Nokia N9 is my all time favourite gadget. Best phone I’ve ever owned.
- striking 6y agoThey already embrace the hacker community. You can ssh right into the device, which runs Linux. And it has USB OTG pogo pins on the side, so you can slap any extra hardware onto it if you like.
- einpoklum 6y agoAre none of the other eBook readers "hackable", and/or running a mostly-plain-vanilla Linux distribution?
- Eeems 6y agoWell the reMarkable isn't an eBook reader. That is something it can do, but it's more aimed at note taking. You also have root access out of box, which is not something that eBook readers give you.
- sudosysgen 6y agoA lot of eReaders nowadays have Wacom touchscreens, run android, and have an unlocked bootloader. Unless you limit yourself to mainstream Western eReaders, it's not really the case anymore.
- schwartzworld 6y agoWhat are some models you recommend?
- sudosysgen 6y agoI quite like my Likebook, but I have the Mars model which doesn't have a pen input.
- Eeems 6y agoWacom touchscreen or pen input? I don't know of any eReaders that have pen input. Also, are these devices properly GPL compliant?
- sudosysgen 6y agoThey do have Wacom pen inputs, plus a normal capacitive touchscreen, and are also compatible with third party pens. I haven't inquired about GPL compliance.
- mekster 6y agoWhat is the huge differentiator by having hackers on their side? You should explain when you ask.