Difference between revisions of "Balthazar"

Revision as of 15:19, 25 November 2019

a Personal Computing Device

One laptop for the new internet.

Secure, fast, inexpensive, open, robust, upgradeable and sustainable. All of that.

BPCD - Balthazar Personal Computing Device is a 13.3" upgradable and expandable laptop that is based on a few concepts inspired by EOMA68, but powered by RISC-V processor(s) open architecture that runs on Linux OS.

It contains all the hardware and continuously developing software and firmware features preventing data-theft and any unwanted 3rd party intrusion into the system by the default. Its default low-level security layer software based on LUKS , Libreswan and is also envisaged to be GNUnet ready.

While being versatile and robust it also follows OSHW, GNU-GPL, FOSS, EOMA, ISA and even CC guidelines.

What is all that FOSS and CC and OS..? → Glossary

For all children age 9-99.

Want to know more?
Please read the Goals, Frequently asked questions, Actual and the Specifications and features.

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 == <strong>a Personal Computing Device</strong> ==
 === One laptop for the new internet. ===
 ==== Secure, fast, inexpensive, open, robust, upgradeable and sustainable. All of that. ====
 <br>
+[[File:Bpcd1 sketch.png|center|Artist's conception]]
 '''BPCD''' - '''B'''althazar '''P'''ersonal '''C'''omputing '''D'''evice is a '''13.3"''' upgradable and expandable laptop that is based on a few concepts inspired by  '''[https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/2-7-5-cards-under-way-nlnet-and-intel-compute-card EOMA68]''', but powered by  [https://riscv.org/ RISC-V] processor(s) open architecture that runs on '''[https://www.linux.org Linux OS]'''.
-It contains all the hardware and continuously developing software and firmware features preventing data-theft and any unwanted 3<small>rd</small> party intrusion into the system by the default. Its default low-level security layer software based on [https://libreswan.org/ '''Libreswan'''] is also envisaged to be '''[http://GNUnet.org/en/about.html GNUnet]''' ready.
+It contains all the hardware and continuously developing software and firmware features preventing data-theft and any unwanted 3<small>rd</small> party intrusion into the system by the default. Its default low-level security layer software based on [https://gitlab.com/cryptsetup/cryptsetup/blob/master/README.md '''LUKS''' ], [https://libreswan.org/ '''Libreswan'''] and is also envisaged to be '''[http://GNUnet.org/en/about.html GNUnet]''' ready.
-While being versatile and robust it also strictly follows '''GNU-GPL''',  '''FOSS''', '''EOMA''', '''ISA''' and even '''CC''' guidelines.
+While being versatile and robust it also follows '''OSHW''', '''GNU-GPL''',  '''FOSS''', '''EOMA''', '''ISA''' and even '''CC''' guidelines.
 <small>What is all that FOSS and CC and OS..?</small> '''→''' [[Glossary]]<br>
-[[File:Bpcd1 sketch.png|center|Artist's conception]]
 <center><strong><big>'''For all children age 9-99.'''</big></strong></center>
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 Want to know more?<br>
-Please read the [[FAQ]] and the [[specifications and features]].
+Please read the [[Goals|'''Goals''']], [[FAQ|'''Frequently asked questions''']], [[News|'''Actual''']] and the [[Specifications and features|'''Specifications and features''']].