Hi all,
I am thankful to the FSF for its RYF campaign and certification. One thing that is missing in the list of certified devices https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement is a NAS (network attached storage) device. Crowdfunding for a good candidate ends on May 4, 2017 at 04:59 PM PDT (11:59 PM UTC), and it's a close call (currently 81%): https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1
Please consider backing this project ($168 + $19 for a power adapter), and spread the word! I wrote something for a German audience: https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2015/unfreie-hardware-wenn-geraete-nach-hause...
(By the way: I am not affiliated in any way with the makers of this device. I just want one.)
Thanks! C:
On 02/05/17 12:21, Christian Pietsch wrote:
Hi all,
I am thankful to the FSF for its RYF campaign and certification. One thing that is missing in the list of certified devices https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement is a NAS (network attached storage) device. Crowdfunding for a good candidate ends on May 4, 2017 at 04:59 PM PDT (11:59 PM UTC), and it's a close call (currently 81%): https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1
Please consider backing this project ($168 + $19 for a power adapter), and spread the word! I wrote something for a German audience: https://digitalcourage.de/blog/2015/unfreie-hardware-wenn-geraete-nach-hause...
Thanks for raising this
Looking at it against my own hopes for such a device:
Positives: - free - can install own OS - 6 bays - fanless
Negatives: - no caddies - limited performance - I would prefer something like the AL-514 based NAS boxes, Quad Core, 8GB max RAM, 10GbE - no HDD noise damping
As an example, if boxes like the Synology DS2015 could run a fully free OS eventually (kernel patches in progress[1]) it might provide a bit more grunt.
Regards,
Daniel
Hi Daniel, hi all,
just two comments:
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 01:41:03PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
On 02/05/17 12:21, Christian Pietsch wrote:
…
Positives:
- free
- can install own OS
- 6 bays
- fanless
Negatives:
- no caddies
- limited performance - I would prefer something like the AL-514 based
NAS boxes, Quad Core, 8GB max RAM, 10GbE
I guess the GnuBee is just powerful enough to be a NAS and a streaming media server – not much more. If you are worried about NAS performance, you can look at the benchmarks: https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1/updates/benchmarks
If you want Intel inside, you also get Intel ME, the opposite of RYF. I hope you have all heard about this recently discovered bug in ME: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/01/intel_amt_me_vulnerability/
- no HDD noise damping
The guy who created the GnuBee wanted something to put his SSDs in. You can also use rotating HDDs, but they certainly make more noise.
Cheers, C:
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On 02/05/17 13:57, Christian Pietsch wrote:
Hi Daniel, hi all,
just two comments:
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 01:41:03PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote:
On 02/05/17 12:21, Christian Pietsch wrote:
…
Positives: - free - can install own OS - 6 bays - fanless
Negatives: - no caddies - limited performance - I would prefer something like the AL-514 based NAS boxes, Quad Core, 8GB max RAM, 10GbE
I guess the GnuBee is just powerful enough to be a NAS and a streaming media server – not much more. If you are worried about NAS performance, you can look at the benchmarks: https://www.crowdsupply.com/gnubee/personal-cloud-1/updates/benchmarks
If you want Intel inside, you also get Intel ME, the opposite of RYF. I hope you have all heard about this recently discovered bug in ME: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/01/intel_amt_me_vulnerability/
The AL-514 is an ARM device, not Intel, so it shouldn't have that problem. However, it is competitive with some of the Intel devices when it comes to features like 10GbE.
- no HDD noise damping
The guy who created the GnuBee wanted something to put his SSDs in. You can also use rotating HDDs, but they certainly make more noise.
Cheers, C:
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If you want Intel inside, you also get Intel ME, the opposite of RYF. I hope you have all heard about this recently discovered bug in ME: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/01/intel_amt_me_vulnerability/
The AL-514 is an ARM device, not Intel, so it shouldn't have that problem. However, it is competitive with some of the Intel devices when it comes to features like 10GbE.
While I appreciate the efforts of the creators of this project, MediaTek is very (un)popular for poor kernel updates. Any info on how to deal with this or am I wrong? KD
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 03:01:18PM +0200, Karsten Dreifus wrote:
While I appreciate the efforts of the creators of this project, MediaTek is very (un)popular for poor kernel updates. Any info on how to deal with this or am I wrong? KD
This question came up on the GnuBee reddit. Apparently, they have improved: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/60x2ap/gnubee_personal_cloud_1/
Cheers, C:
Hi all,
Am 02.05.2017 um 15:06 schrieb Christian Pietsch:
On Tue, May 02, 2017 at 03:01:18PM +0200, Karsten Dreifus wrote:
While I appreciate the efforts of the creators of this project, MediaTek is very (un)popular for poor kernel updates. Any info on how to deal with this or am I wrong? KD
This question came up on the GnuBee reddit. Apparently, they have improved: https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/60x2ap/gnubee_personal_cloud_1/
They explicitly talk about wifi drivers, not about the SoCs (which this will use).
Best wishes Michael