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0 pointsbuserror9y ago0 comments

You are bit hard on Olimex -- to be fair, they release hardware specs, schematics and so on well in advance, and in true 'open hardware' form -- so nothing stops you actually reviewing and/or fixing it if you get a chance!

I've used quite a few Olimex boards for pretty serious work project, often as a prototype before we settle on a 'real' hardware to develop, and I've always been very pleased with what I've got. Altho, I haven't bough any of their 'really fancy' boards lately.

Disclaimer: I was the one who rewrote and upstreamed the original Mini2440 'friendlyarm' board.

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elijahparker9y ago

I'm a big fan of Olimex and have been impressed overall by the reliability of their boards, and I really appreciate the openness of their hardware and development process (e.g., you can check out eagle files for boards that haven't event been released yet and provide feedback)

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