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Raspberry Pi Now Has Distributors -- and Will Soon Have Boards for All (Video)
In an exclusive Transatlantic Skype conversation with Slashdot editor Timothy Lord recorded on Feb. 22, Raspberry Pi project leader Eben Upton talks about the state of Raspberry Pi, and tells us that yes -- finally -- they now have distributors in the U.S. and other countries instead trying to ship every unit from the U.K. Even better, instead of buying a batch of boards, selling them, and only then ordering another batch, the new distribution agreements mean they can keep a steady flow of orders coming in and going out. One slight downer is that people who have donated to the project may not get their Pi(s) right away; the distributors have spoken for all of the current order. Eben talks about this, and about how Raspberry Pi is going to take care of contributors, starting at about 4:15 in the video. You can also look at an in-person interview Tim did with Eben in January -- or wait until the end of today's video for a list of other Raspberry Pi videos.
Creator of Raspberry Pi farts.
Maybe on Friday we can hear about how they setup their payment processing scheme, or maybe how the creator sent an email with a picture of a lolcat?
Really WHO THE HELL CARES? We know the hype of what it's capable of. We are collectively interested in one thing and one thing only, when does it ship? That would be NEWS. What slashdot is promoting at the moment is more detailed than most product blogs in the world.
How about we dedicate a story to every time Microsoft writes a line of code in Windows? That sounds interesting too. NOT! /rant /karma
Don't mention that kind of disappointment on their forums when they're back, or your comment will be deleted. They don't censor even rudest hostility towards people who voice mild criticism, but delete the criticism. It's worse than most company forums.