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1. Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 01:47:33 UTC Koz Ross
   Time to compile a Minetest server from source. On a BananaPi. ...this is gonna take a while. #justcppthings #justarmthings #sitaroundandwait
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   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 02:20:43 UTC Koz Ross

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     @kzimmermann Like you wouldn't believe. That BPi is an active microserver, which means I can only commit *one* core. One *A20* core. Yeah...
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 02:32:57 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @koz the !BananaPi has a dual core cpu, hasn't it? :-)
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 02:44:33 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd I've 4 !BananaPi _s and I love them (event though there are newer ARM boards now). I also have a !RasPi 2 and an #Odroid C2 @koz
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:00:02 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx I think the BPi is better as a microserver. The fact it needs less blobware (or did when I got it) is also a plus. #libre
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   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:00:47 UTC Koz Ross

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     @mcscx Yeah, it's your standard A20.
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   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:01:22 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx I'm considering picking up an *eight*-core ARM device to use for some of my research code (core-heavy, but low RAM use).
   • @mcscx@quitter.se (mcscx)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:13:08 UTC @mcscx@quitter.se

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     @koz it would be interesting whether an 8-core ARM computer (Odroid) is actually faster than an Intel quadcore N3150 celeron board @stitchxd
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:51:48 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx Because x86 is a power-burning, planet-roasting mess. And it's expensive to buy into the bargain.
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:52:42 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx Firmware or drivers that we don't have source code for, or can't change for some other reason (e.g. signing).
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 03:53:27 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @mcscx @stitchxd I'm pretty sure it'd depend *heavily* on workload and how well the compiler can utilize the hardware. Tricky question!
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 04:33:18 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx It's about as 'open source' as the average bit of openwashing. It couldn't even *boot* without blobware until recently.
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 04:44:49 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx This should explain it far better than I ever could: https://blog.rosenzweig.io/blobless-linux-on-the-pi.html
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 04:45:47 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx Of some relevance also (though out-of-date now): https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers
   • Koz Ross (koz)'s status on Tuesday, 18-Apr-2017 04:58:54 UTC Koz Ross

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     • Mitchell
     @stitchxd @mcscx The rabbit hole for this stuff goes *very* deep. The solution to not knowing is education, not criticism. Or so I think.