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Oliver Salzburg

22:59

Cheers! :)

dunsmoreb

Hey.

Oliver Salzburg

A fresh room :D

I kinda wish I had my RasPi already right now...

popey

o/

Oliver Salzburg

23:14

Greetings

popey

Well this all seems to be working nicely :)

Oliver Salzburg

Yeah. Lots of stuff going on :D

Jivings

23:36

Excellent community starting.

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dunsmoreb

Agreed.

Oliver Salzburg

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Raspberry Pi – raspberrypi.stackexchange.com

Beta Q&A site for users and developers of hardware and software for Raspberry Pi.

Currently in private beta.

I'm very interested in those numbers tomorrow

dunsmoreb

Same.

popey

Ah, I was looking for that page, thanks!

dunsmoreb

I don't want too see our unanswered question rate though.

Oliver Salzburg

23:42

@dunsmoreb Heheh

popey

raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/unanswered

^^ fix it then :)

dunsmoreb

I was looking through those questions earler.

Oliver Salzburg

But I've already seen a couple of questions I was wondering about myself.

dunsmoreb

I'm just too untalented. =P

popey

Yeah, it will get better tomorrow when more people wake up and browse around

Oliver Salzburg

23:43

Very happy to see people are already picking up on those :D

dunsmoreb

This one here is a really good question that I want to see answered.

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Q: Touchscreen compatibility

I want to attach a touchscreen to my Raspberry Pi. While doing some internet search about this, I found out that this is not trivial, because not all touchscreens are compatible. How do I find out, whether a touchscreen is compatible to the Raspberry Pi? I am not looking for recommendations or ...

Do you guys think this would work: cross-lfs.org/view/clfs-embedded/arm?

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Q: Is there a Linux From Scratch (LFS) ARM equivalent

I'd like to demonstrate how it's possible to 'bootstrap' up from a near-bare installation of Linux to something useful and productive. The Tiny Core and LFS projects demonstrate this well. However they are specific images for x86 based systems Is there a similar project based around ARM based sy...

distro build education

popey

thats just one of those questions where you have to have done it to know

Ooh! that looks interesting!

I am off to bed, will look tomorrow

Oliver Salzburg

I was hoping to have a Pi by the time the beta starts :(

popey

nn all

Oliver Salzburg

@popey Sleep tight!

dunsmoreb

23:45

Good night @popey.

@OliverSalzburg Same. I haven't been even able to buy one yet...

So we decided on meta that this question is off-topic.

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Q: If I go on the waiting list to buy a RPi, do I have to buy one? Can I add myself to both waiting lists?

If I sign up for waiting lists at both Farnell and RS Components to try to get my RPi slightly sooner, will it cause any problems? Am I committing to buy one when I go on the waiting list? When are the waiting lists expected to be cleared?

purchasing waiting-list initial-release

Yet, somebody answered.

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A: If I go on the waiting list to buy a RPi, do I have to buy one? Can I add myself to both waiting lists?

One of my friends signed up to grab a Pi from both Farnell and RS, he received both without any problems. I'm not sure if this is technically allowed, but I doubt you'd have any grief - especially if you're registering interest now when the availability isn't anywhere near as scarce as it was a f...

Oliver Salzburg

@dunsmoreb I preordered the second I got the notification mail :P

dunsmoreb

Do you guys have any idea how we can get the word about meta out?

popey

it's linked at the top of the page

dunsmoreb

@OliverSalzburg I didn't sign up for about a month in, I think?

popey

hard to miss it :)

also, mentioning it when appropriate in answer to questions

now, really, bed...

dunsmoreb

23:48

Maybe a dancing llama that points to it every 15 minutes?

popey

hah

Oliver Salzburg

I even hardly educated myself about any specifics regarding the device. I just want to have it and play with it :P

Somehow I feel about this like it was completely new technology

dunsmoreb

I concur.

@OliverSalzburg I'd like to "star" you on meta.

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A: Should we enforce consistent abbreviating?

Yes, we should be consistent. No, we shouldn't abbreviate. I would prefer to replace all those instances with the proper trademark.

Oliver Salzburg

@dunsmoreb :D

Abbreviations often lead to ambiguity in the grown-up phases of SE sites. Best not to start with it ;)

Jivings

@dunsmoreb That happens a lot. Nothing much you can do about it. Just make sure the questions get closed/migrated and people will learn.

dunsmoreb

23:52

Why can't I edit this?!?! Makes me tingle...

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Q: Is it safe to operate a Rasp Pi on any dry surface?

The Raspberry Pi does not come with a case. Is it safe to rest the device on any dry surface during operation? For example, would it be safe to place a case-less Rasp Pi directly on the floor of a metal comms cabinet? Would resting the Rasp Pi upon a conductive surface cause problems or prove d...

case caseless operation

Jivings

I can't edit either.

Oliver Salzburg

@Jivings Me neither

dunsmoreb

Do we really need a caseless tag?

Oliver Salzburg

Noticed it on an answer earlier as well.

Must be some special beta rules

dunsmoreb

I think you can create any tag you want during private beta.

Oliver Salzburg

23:53

@dunsmoreb Hard to say, but I would say it's covered by case

dunsmoreb

I really wish that I could retag it at least...

Haha. I mention a made up post by this exact same title in my meta post.

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Q: What do I need to consider when creating a case?

Does it need ventilation? Do I need to use fire-proof materials?

case cooling ventilation safety

Oliver Salzburg

I feel like it is related to upvotes

dunsmoreb

It appears that two people want to close it as a duplicate of a question asked later...

Oliver Salzburg

@dunsmoreb In beta, I think that's cool. It helps to shape the site.

Keep the question that's more to the point.

dunsmoreb

@OliverSalzburg Do you think it should be closed?

Jivings

23:56

...I answered both questions. Is that wrong?

dunsmoreb

Haha.

Oliver Salzburg

@dunsmoreb Yes. I VTC'd

dunsmoreb

Well I voted to close it to.

Jivings

Me too

dunsmoreb

It seems like the other question is more specific and more "well-rounded."

Oliver Salzburg

23:57

To my understanding, it's perfectly fine to ask variations of existing questions in the beta phase.

This helps to build a good base of questions.

Jivings

Sounds good to me.

I prefer the earlier one. The other was just about ventilation.

bmike

If anyone has an invite to the beta - I'd appreciate one :-)

Oliver Salzburg

But try to VTC towards a question that has the highest value, of course :)

dunsmoreb

I wasn't questioning the variation.

Oliver Salzburg

@bmike email?

dunsmoreb

23:58

Is that an earlier post can be considered a "duplicate" of a later post. Found it funny.

Jivings

@bmike email?

dunsmoreb

Let me jump on this bandwagon.

@bmike email?

Oliver Salzburg

@dunsmoreb :D

Jivings

Hah I didn't see the other

bmike

In my profile

@OliverSalzburg see above

dunsmoreb

23:59

Bamn!

Sent. =P

Jivings

Beat me

Oliver Salzburg

@bmike Now you get 3 ;)

dunsmoreb

That is the only thing I win at. D=>

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