▲ 527 ▼ Raspberry Pi is intentionally blocking RAM capacity upgrades (www.notebookcheck.net) submitted 2 weeks ago by empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world 114 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] frigge@lemmy.ml 60 points 2 weeks ago (11 children) enshitification always makes sense. Hear me out. Company needs to make more money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Governance The Raspberry Pi Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees that is responsible for ensuring that we use our resources effectively to achieve our charitable goals. It seems the Trustees can't be trusted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 weeks ago And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) But it's a foundation, with a charitable goal.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) So they are a company but also a foundation. How? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* Clever accounting, one entity invoices the other and whatnot. One entity could be the reseller for the goods the other one is producing for example. Similar arrangements (no need for a foundation, just invoicing between your own entities) like that are often done e.g to pay your taxes in a lower rate jurisdiction than where you earn your money. You could set up a company that sells stuff and another company to hold the IP and then pay royalties. Etc. ClosedAI is looking to do something similar, go from non-profit to for-profit. Personally I'm of the opinion that such a thing should warrant investigations and possibly indictments for fraud. Because it IS fraud, or at least false advertising. If I buy a Raspberry Pi, knowing that it's a foundation with a good cause, and the next day they announce they're starting a for-profit company to handle everything, that's very much false advertising, as the foundation model was be one of the factors in choosing which product to buy. If that makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) Yes, companies need to make money. It's kind of what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children) Yeah just like cancer needs to spread and grow. It's just what cancer does. It does make sense. But, never the less, we're still going to cut the cancer out someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] suodrazah@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Either that, or the cancer will end up killing us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago And, curiously, kill itself in the process. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -9 points 2 weeks ago We sure are, comrade, we sure are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Governance The Raspberry Pi Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees that is responsible for ensuring that we use our resources effectively to achieve our charitable goals. It seems the Trustees can't be trusted permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 weeks ago And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 2 weeks ago And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 6 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) But it's a foundation, with a charitable goal.... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) So they are a company but also a foundation. How? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* Clever accounting, one entity invoices the other and whatnot. One entity could be the reseller for the goods the other one is producing for example. Similar arrangements (no need for a foundation, just invoicing between your own entities) like that are often done e.g to pay your taxes in a lower rate jurisdiction than where you earn your money. You could set up a company that sells stuff and another company to hold the IP and then pay royalties. Etc. ClosedAI is looking to do something similar, go from non-profit to for-profit. Personally I'm of the opinion that such a thing should warrant investigations and possibly indictments for fraud. Because it IS fraud, or at least false advertising. If I buy a Raspberry Pi, knowing that it's a foundation with a good cause, and the next day they announce they're starting a for-profit company to handle everything, that's very much false advertising, as the foundation model was be one of the factors in choosing which product to buy. If that makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) And yet they had an IPO 2 years ago permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) So they are a company but also a foundation. How? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* Clever accounting, one entity invoices the other and whatnot. One entity could be the reseller for the goods the other one is producing for example. Similar arrangements (no need for a foundation, just invoicing between your own entities) like that are often done e.g to pay your taxes in a lower rate jurisdiction than where you earn your money. You could set up a company that sells stuff and another company to hold the IP and then pay royalties. Etc. ClosedAI is looking to do something similar, go from non-profit to for-profit. Personally I'm of the opinion that such a thing should warrant investigations and possibly indictments for fraud. Because it IS fraud, or at least false advertising. If I buy a Raspberry Pi, knowing that it's a foundation with a good cause, and the next day they announce they're starting a for-profit company to handle everything, that's very much false advertising, as the foundation model was be one of the factors in choosing which product to buy. If that makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child) So they are a company but also a foundation. How? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* Clever accounting, one entity invoices the other and whatnot. One entity could be the reseller for the goods the other one is producing for example. Similar arrangements (no need for a foundation, just invoicing between your own entities) like that are often done e.g to pay your taxes in a lower rate jurisdiction than where you earn your money. You could set up a company that sells stuff and another company to hold the IP and then pay royalties. Etc. ClosedAI is looking to do something similar, go from non-profit to for-profit. Personally I'm of the opinion that such a thing should warrant investigations and possibly indictments for fraud. Because it IS fraud, or at least false advertising. If I buy a Raspberry Pi, knowing that it's a foundation with a good cause, and the next day they announce they're starting a for-profit company to handle everything, that's very much false advertising, as the foundation model was be one of the factors in choosing which product to buy. If that makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 weeks ago* Clever accounting, one entity invoices the other and whatnot. One entity could be the reseller for the goods the other one is producing for example. Similar arrangements (no need for a foundation, just invoicing between your own entities) like that are often done e.g to pay your taxes in a lower rate jurisdiction than where you earn your money. You could set up a company that sells stuff and another company to hold the IP and then pay royalties. Etc. ClosedAI is looking to do something similar, go from non-profit to for-profit. Personally I'm of the opinion that such a thing should warrant investigations and possibly indictments for fraud. Because it IS fraud, or at least false advertising. If I buy a Raspberry Pi, knowing that it's a foundation with a good cause, and the next day they announce they're starting a for-profit company to handle everything, that's very much false advertising, as the foundation model was be one of the factors in choosing which product to buy. If that makes sense. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -19 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) Yes, companies need to make money. It's kind of what they do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children) Yeah just like cancer needs to spread and grow. It's just what cancer does. It does make sense. But, never the less, we're still going to cut the cancer out someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] suodrazah@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Either that, or the cancer will end up killing us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago And, curiously, kill itself in the process. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -9 points 2 weeks ago We sure are, comrade, we sure are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bold_atlas@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago* (3 children) Yeah just like cancer needs to spread and grow. It's just what cancer does. It does make sense. But, never the less, we're still going to cut the cancer out someday. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] suodrazah@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Either that, or the cancer will end up killing us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago And, curiously, kill itself in the process. permalink fedilink source parent [+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -9 points 2 weeks ago We sure are, comrade, we sure are. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] suodrazah@lemmy.ml 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Either that, or the cancer will end up killing us. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago And, curiously, kill itself in the process. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago And, curiously, kill itself in the process. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net -9 points 2 weeks ago We sure are, comrade, we sure are. permalink fedilink source parent