SparkFun Electronics Commentsurn:uuid:214d0e4e-f1b1-d287-ce26-ac5b4c9f82492024-03-28T23:30:53-06:00SparkFun ElectronicsLarsi on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Larsiurn:uuid:0a74ed83-11ef-8875-a333-8d936def24e92012-10-20T07:10:15-06:00<p>Quick question - why do you use Varnish in front of Nginx. I thought Nginx can do the whole caching itself and Varnish is more needed for Apache. Am I missing something?</p>
Ace! on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Ace!urn:uuid:b4d7720e-c6ba-458e-c0a4-0fb5ceaa1f822012-10-03T14:57:24-06:00<p>Deleted.</p>
doddy on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business doddyurn:uuid:ad12c59d-e96c-1226-8983-f61d3a6f5b1c2012-09-30T17:08:06-06:00<p>sparkfun rocks... and is in Colorado which makes sparkfun even more rocky (bad pun..)</p>
antbe on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business antbeurn:uuid:66e5ab87-42c3-d052-0732-07756c801cbc2012-09-27T01:35:56-06:00<p>Looking at the article... why is it that so many people who spend their free time with open-source hardware and for that sake open-source software, use Apple Macbooks? Apple is probably the most anti open-source company of all. And yes, it side tracks the topic, but I could not resist.</p>
Alexander Riccio on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Alexander Ricciourn:uuid:0b393d77-6eff-effe-1274-0eed21808af82012-09-27T00:18:55-06:00<p>As long as they follow good procedure, who cares if it's easier - it already takes just the "blink of an eye" - http://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/21043-Why-Security-Through-Obscurity-Still-Does-Not-Work.html</p>
Customer #74791 on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Customer #74791urn:uuid:19cd6314-1adb-a61e-561c-caa1a6dc30e52012-09-26T15:11:24-06:00<p>From a security perspective, don't you think you are revealing a bit too much about sparkle and it's internal anatomy.<p>Granted maybe SF is a small fish in a big pond, but having the target reveal even a high level overview of internal systems seems like a lot of unnecessary information leakage and a goldmine if an attacker wanted to pwn SF.</p><p>Even knowing it is called sparkle now opens vectors for social engineering attacks.</p><p>I know all about non-reliance on security by obscurity, but why make things easier for an adversary?</p></p>
Applekid on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Applekidurn:uuid:f4a5a9d3-8627-d153-fae8-445c02f4eafc2012-09-26T11:07:15-06:00<p>Bre is such a creep. When he claims he needs to go closed and people point at the success of Sparkfun, he counters by pointing out "He draws lines and doesn’t share his backend system, his material sources, his detailed finances (although he does share some of them!), or customer data."<p>Well, shoot, Sparkfun doesn't sell backend systems! Material sources? When you have the data sheets that SF provides you don't need to know who they bought it from and what kind of deal they got. Detailed finances? Only if they were publicly traded. Customer data? What are you saying, Bre, that Makerbot has been giving out private customer data to anyone who asks?</p></p>
Frencil on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Frencilurn:uuid:6735d507-78b3-7ac2-c4fe-6862cc0aed9e2012-09-26T09:09:02-06:00<p>Purely a coincidence, I assure you. I began writing the article several weeks before that news hit.</p>
Diego Spinola on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Diego Spinolaurn:uuid:6b9f8ddf-925d-550a-3ee6-9f6232fe3c8f2012-09-25T22:54:59-06:00<p>well... I'd certainly buy a SparkFun branded OSHW printer ;)</p>
brennen on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business brennenurn:uuid:dda490a7-c3fd-6e91-4cea-e2fbdd81cecd2012-09-25T21:33:47-06:00<p>Yeah, we're really not planning on it.<p>One of these years I'd like to put some effort into maintaining a Debian package or two...</p></p>
Customer #113324 on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business Customer #113324urn:uuid:5e1212fd-dfcb-7131-fae3-d49c7861c6bc2012-09-25T18:22:33-06:00<p>This article wouldn't be any sort of response to Makerbot's Replicator 2 announcement of being closed source now, would it? :P<p>http://www.makerbot.com/blog/2012/09/24/lets-try-that-again/</p></p>
sgrace on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business sgraceurn:uuid:a79348a1-dad9-1ace-717b-ac6072711fef2012-09-25T16:43:16-06:00<p>I do not agree with SFE even trying to build its own distro. There are too many things to consider, and it'll ultimately become extremely bloated with software no one will use (like Ubuntu). Plus, you'd have to hire a handful of Linux Devs to maintain the branch, which is not an easy task. Not to mention where this would generate money. This is why that companies that provide a Linux distro usually have you pay them for support.<p>In all reality, it would be actually WISER for SFE to encourage/contribute to a community driven Linux distro that is tailored to the community. Besides, what would the OS offer than no other Linux distro can offer?</p></p>
jago lee on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business jago leeurn:uuid:4db3ac86-a5b5-490d-ed8a-bb686f2f2cb42012-09-25T15:30:18-06:00<p>+1</p>
J.R. on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business J.R.urn:uuid:12056f2f-5c06-8be8-e652-c7f5d499e21d2012-09-25T14:26:02-06:00<p>SparkFun, you didn't build that. ;)</p>
bman49er on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business bman49erurn:uuid:2ca2d21c-ffa9-408f-2810-fa35007c5c742012-09-25T11:22:26-06:00<p>If you mean a Sparkfun distro, that would be pretty cool. Sparkfun OS! There are several engineering related applications in the debian repository. On the latest version of Ubuntu you can find Arduino and Fritzing in the software center app. You could make a stream-lined Linux distro making it easier for people setting up their own robotics network.</p>
RichardK_Solar on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business RichardK_Solarurn:uuid:ff5ff872-2a94-e118-b0ff-f69f0822882a2012-09-25T11:12:28-06:00<p>I forsee that in a couple of years, Sparkle will be renamed as "Jarvis" .</p>
jago lee on How SparkFun Built Their Open Hardware Business jago leeurn:uuid:ea39475e-94fa-6713-d072-d20fd40d56592012-09-25T09:35:53-06:00<p>Have any ideas on a Linux OS? That would be awesome!</p>