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Written by minute on 2025-01-23 at 12:12

i highly respect how byran huang made a rk3588 laptop from scratch (i know how much work it is), but i wonder if he's never seen what we've been doing over those years / am worried that we still have too low visibility in the world

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Written by Louis Merlin on 2025-01-23 at 12:16

@mntmn I was thinking the same thing when I saw his post, he doesn’t mention what you do at all, when you could have been a huge source of inspiration and knowledge

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Written by morl0ck on 2025-01-23 at 12:21

@mntmn well you're basically only visible(on mainstream tech news) when you release a new product.

And as a builder if you don't research existing hardware projects but just think "hey let's build xy hardware", projects like mnt, novena et cetera will fly under the radar.

At least that's my guess

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Written by śmigoł 😼 on 2025-01-23 at 12:26

@mntmn could you sell me the MNT Reform for 10€

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Written by Manfred on 2025-01-23 at 12:35

@mntmn Honestly, judging by how flashy that video (and the rest of his online presentation) is - I think this wasn't about just having an RK3588 Laptop, it was about building one, the experience, the content, the CV bullet points, the bragging rights. He would have done the same if he did or did not know about MNT

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Written by joshua stein on 2025-01-23 at 13:04

@mntmn I said the same thing while watching the video but I did notice your logo fly by at one point so he's at least looking at your schematics

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Written by minute on 2025-01-23 at 13:53

@jcs 👀

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Written by Ryuka_Zou on 2025-01-23 at 13:52

@mntmn Hope Reform Next could bring more visibility. In my opinion, Classic Reform is more for tinkerer and OSHW enthusiast since its design is highly serviceable but chunky and difficult to move around; but Refrom Next nailed the design for maintaining serviceability also increase portability.

Having a dedicated review unit to send around to Linux and hardware-focused YouTubers for reviews could be a great strategy.

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Written by Ruben on 2025-01-23 at 16:26

@mntmn ask @geerlingguy to review yours? You're probably way ahead of that idea ;)

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Written by josch on 2025-01-23 at 16:42

@cyclops_ This one? https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/mnt-reform-hackable-laptop-not-everyone

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Written by Ruben on 2025-01-23 at 16:50

@josch doh! Didnt know about that!

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Written by Jeff Geerling on 2025-01-23 at 23:16

@cyclops_ @josch ha!

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Written by mountain on 2025-01-23 at 22:43

@mntmn It’s really hard for open hardware projects to get press, and often the ones that do fail in execution. It doesn’t help that any time/money spent on marketing subtracts from engineering efforts.

One way to get free-ish press among enthusiasts is to encourage and promote “cool hacks” based on your hardware that filter out into aggregators like Hackaday and Liliputing, and even outside of expected channels into specialized domains. This may involve sending tips to writers.

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Written by Jonas on 2025-01-24 at 10:31

@mntmn

It's my opinion that only nerds like us with appetite for OSHW are aware of MNT computers. The goal would be to reach other populations with MNT hardware by showcasing them with usecases they recognize/want/need. Ars Technica did that a bit by covering the Reform. IMO word about MNT hardware could be disseminated through neightboring communities like homelab communities (the rack MNT would be an ideal vehicule here) and live music/algorave communities (a MIDI FX pedal with a Pocket for example would be a good demo).

TL;DR Demonstrating MNT hardware to other communities than the OSHW enthusiasts we are through dedicated usecases would do much to improve MNT visibility IMO.

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Written by Jonas on 2025-01-25 at 17:11

@mntmn

Also the MNT Pocket paired with the (hugely) trending Minilab community/projects (see /r/minilab) would surely reach a big chunk of new population and bring them to know the extend of MNT products/project.

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Written by Hello9999901 on 2025-01-24 at 16:30

@mntmn Hey! I just wanted to say I love MNT's work with the Reform. Thank you! You guys were a huge inspiration. Best of luck with the reform next!! - Byran

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Written by minute on 2025-01-24 at 16:50

@Hello9999901 hey, thanks and welcome to the fediverse! thank you for reaching out, and i'm very happy that our stuff could be an inspiration for you. awesome that you were able to juggle all these different skills and pulled it off, and that you went the open source hardware route!

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Written by minute on 2025-01-24 at 16:53

@Hello9999901 btw if you ever want to swap tech notes, i'm often around here ^^ i'll need to solve the azoteq EOL trackpad issue very soon. for example, we need to figure out how exactly to create the PCB pattern for their chip in KiCAD.

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Written by Hello9999901 on 2025-01-24 at 19:31

@mntmn Yeah for sure! I'd love to.

How might I contact you? It's one heck of an honor for you to have even seen it!!

Azoteq's tech landscape also confuddles me. I've been thinking of alternatives like Ploopy's new trackpad, the George Norton Peacock, or something completely different!

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Written by Hello9999901 on 2025-01-24 at 19:28

@mntmn Thank you! I love open-source, and will do so as much as I can. I truly appreciate what you guys are doing with in the open-source hardware market!

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Written by josch on 2025-01-24 at 18:02

@Hello9999901 Your project is so mega awesome. I have no words. Your work is crazy impressive. I couldn't believe it to be real until I watched your video. Really, really great stuff! Take care to do the things in life that you love. I think with your skill set you should be able to freely choose a route in life without making many compromises. All the best wishes to you! I'm looking forward to more crazy projects of yours. :)

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