Shifty Eyes@leminal.space to Buy it for Life@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-22 days agoPortable Music Player with Open Source Firmware and CAD Files (Now in production)www.crowdsupply.comexternal-linkmessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1443arrow-down17cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1436arrow-down1external-linkPortable Music Player with Open Source Firmware and CAD Files (Now in production)www.crowdsupply.comShifty Eyes@leminal.space to Buy it for Life@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-22 days agomessage-square90fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·23 hours agoLots of people complaining about the software. Why did they even bother writing software? Does it run rockbox?
minus-squarethemachine@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 hours agoBecause they wanted to. It’s a passion project meant for certainly not everyone and made by a very small team of people.
minus-squarejagged_circle@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·17 hours agoSure, but if they have fewer people then why reinvent the wheel? The open hardware is new and great, but the open software already exists.
minus-squareNindelofocho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoIts good to have options and while it may not be great now they have to start somewhere
Lots of people complaining about the software. Why did they even bother writing software? Does it run rockbox?
Because they wanted to. It’s a passion project meant for certainly not everyone and made by a very small team of people.
Sure, but if they have fewer people then why reinvent the wheel? The open hardware is new and great, but the open software already exists.
Its good to have options and while it may not be great now they have to start somewhere