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Spindl3top Introduces Latest "Super" Blackbird

Posted by michael on from the try-not-to-suck-any-birds-into-the-fans dept.

Golgo_13 writes: "Spindl3top released their latest community-generated Blackbird source today, pooling together some of the coolest free software-friendly components. Highlights include the project's ultracool trademark black cube, SMP with dual PIIIs @ 1GHz, SCSI @ 10000RPM, a Matrix-Orbital LCD panel (with lcdproc), a ThermoEngine (or optional Watercooler), and an ultra quiet PS from Enermax. Aside from being an ubergeek dream, it's for a good cause. They are selling them here for less than $2500 and all proceeds are being used toward Spindl3top going nonprofit. Since Spindl3top and the FSF have joined hands (first mentioned here by Lucas) to create the official, noncommercial GNU hardware/free software database, this is a very important cause IMHO."

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  1. Webservers? by hoquaim · · Score: 5

    Maybe they could throw a couple of those bad-boys to addresss the problem of their /.ed web site?

  2. Spindl3top, according to the creator of it. by lwagner · · Score: 5
    I think people are kinda confused as to what Spindl3top is. This would have helped.

    Basically, I'm killing the for-profit company and getting a job. I'm going to donate the assets of the for-profit to the nonprofit. Why? I'm tired of worrying about the bottom line, the profit margins, and all of the other pains in the ass that come with being for-profit. You quickly lose sight of what matters most, and it isn't money. When hardware isn't very profitable and you're losing money (though you're selling stuff), you get a really bad taste in your mouth. It's like, "Why did I do this in the first place? argh."

    I do this stuff because it is fun for me, and for no other reason. I didn't want to go entirely under the FSF to construct the hardware database because I still want to do Blackbirds and Stallman didn't want to touch hardware. I love building them and working with the hardware; it's just nice to be able to design geek-like stuff. If others are interested, that's cool. There's no FUD involved, though.

    Really, if anyone has any questions, they can call me up via voice and ask me, I don't mind. I do mind people quoting things on K5 out of context and attaching conspiracy theories to them. As I said on there, don't quote from me like it's the Bible, because I make mistakes like everyone else. The only thing Streetlawyer (on K5) had a problem with is that it wasn't charitable. Sure, I'm the same way... skeptical of for-profit stuff. Now it will be and the for-profit will be killed because I've always felt it was the right thing to do... I just didn't know how and didn't want to spend another $3000 on lawyers. Now, with the help of others in the community, we know how and we're going to do it.

    I'm getting a job like everyone else and will do this for fun again.... and that is what I'm looking forward to.

    If you're interested in being on the board in the new nonprofit or just helping out, we're having a meeting this month here in Cambridge, Mass. to finalize our articles/goals and elect boardmembers... and, as usual, hang out and talk geek -- nothing too formal.

    Lucas