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DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like A Book (Diptyx) (hackaday.com)
submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by mesamunefire@piefed.social to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Another link: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Diptyx-E-reader-A-new-DIY-book-shaped-dual-screen-device-that-s-also-DRM-free.1146189.0.html

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[–] natecox@programming.dev 70 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Did I miss something? Title is “DIY” but it looks like a sales page?

[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 78 points 3 days ago

Welcome to modern astroturfing in the social media age.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)

There is a build page on the github for the device.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 7 points 3 days ago

I see no link to GitHub, but I do see two links to crowd supply.

[–] MaggiWuerze@feddit.org 6 points 3 days ago

There's no such link. Can't even find one through Google

[–] batman0730@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is there? Mind sharing the link?

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I'll find it after Christmas. I got a fork a bit ago when looking at the code.

I think its based on https://github.com/atomic14/diy-esp32-epub-reader

Build logs: https://hackaday.io/project/204323-diptyx-e-reader

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Those aren't build logs. Those are "I took an open source software package and put commercial hardware around it."

Which is fine, since it's MIT software (and why I push for GPL, personally). What's not fine is a creator calling their commercial product "open" or "DIY" without a BOM or build log.

I would revise the post title regardless of what the author calls it, personally.

[–] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I posted this as a comment on the creator's post. Will have to see if they respond.

I see "open" in the title, but no git or Bill of Materials (BOM) links. Is this actually open? Or based on other's open efforts?