Reliable Releases
Binary releases will start once my hardware targets start to finalise. For each release there will probably be one CPU bitstream each for a couple of different FPGA developer boards, and probably one operating system SD image that should run on each different OS-capable configuration. Or otherwise maybe two OS builds, one with a simplified kernel.
Hardware Boards
These will start maybe around the end of the year, probably initially just as a test run to get some branded devices into existence. These will probably be similar to existing FPGA dev boards and probably based on existing open source designs, but will be customised for CPU+OS testing so should be a bit more usable like a mini PC out-of-the-box.
Graphics Demos
I’ve been promising graphics demos ever since finishing the kernel. The GUI kind of mostly works but won’t be able to be fully integrated with my hardware at this point.
So this means the full GUI system can be used for some tools on PC or for OS testing on commodity hardware but for real graphics demos showing my full stack I’ll have to go a little more retro for now (this might mean something like souped up VGA demos or something like a minimalist high-res GUI similar to legacy systems, but I won’t be able to do a full modern desktop with video/web/etc. running fully on my stack yet).
Actual Business Plan
Who knows?
I’ve been fucked around a lot the last couple of years so I’m currently stuck out of town with limited internet. This is okay for working on hardware and coordinating some business stuff, but I basically can’t offer services anymore as I just don’t have access to reliable services here. If the Australian housing crisis resolves itself any time in the near future then sure I hope to open a sprawling office in Sydney and take care of everybody’s shit for them so they can stop calling me lazy, otherwise I ain’t doing shit for people unless they provide accommodation/transport/snacks.
Assuming that I can get hardware in & out through the limited postal service though I can probably sell hardware devices and of course offer downloads online. So basically I’ll probably just aim to sell physical hardware.
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