On 05/06/2014 02:44 PM, Chris Troutner wrote: > I want to ask a simple question, but the more I think about it, the more I > realize it's not a simple question. The simple question is this: > > Is there any support for the video output of the Raspberry Pi in the > current version of Freedombox? > > I'm going to assume that very little to no effort has been expended to > support the Pi's video output. Please correct me if this is a false > assumption. > > The reason I don't think that is such a simple question is that Pi specific > builds, like Raspbian, have great video support, so it could theoretically > be moved in easily. However, I realize that many are begrudgingly > supporting the Pi as target hardware because of it's proprietary binary > blobs (although this may have changed?). > > My personal opinion (read: feel free to disagree with me) is that a 'killer > app' for the Raspberry Pi/Freedombox would be along the lines of the > ability to plug a portable hard-drive into the Pi and play DVD ISO files on > the video output. I realize this is totally out of the scope of the goals > of the freedombox, but it would be an easy way to incentive non-nerds to > buy the hardware and install it in their living rooms. > > At that point, those people's nerdy, freedombox supporting friends can help > them with the administration and add-ons of freedom promoting software like > TOR, encrypted email, web ad filtering, etc. > > It would allow me to tell my friends and family: "Hey, give me $100 to > build you this great media device that lets you store and playback your > DVDs and music. And by the way, I can also load all this software for you > that helps support libertarian, internet freedom and help protect you from > NSA spying." > > What do you all think? > > -Chris Troutner > http://experimentsinfreedom.wordpress.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedombox-discuss mailing list > Freedombox-discuss@lists.alioth.debian.org > http://lists.alioth.debian.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/freedombox-discuss > I think you've already answered your own question that such a feature is entirely outside the scope of the freedombox project. There are already a number of projects that aim to turn the Raspberry Pi into a media center. Any one of them is usable today to achieve what you've suggested.
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