Re: [python-uk] BBC micro:bit hardware released under open license

2016-10-19 Thread Steve Holden
On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 7:13 PM, Michael wrote: > Regarding the python to c++ compiler part of it, that should be a bit moot > by the time the proto:bit stack is released because I've been working > (slowly) on a better one. (It allows you to compile python code for devices > smaller than the one

Re: [python-uk] BBC micro:bit hardware released under open license

2016-10-19 Thread Michael
Carlos, Which original design do you mean? The actual board distributed to a million kids or the proto type microbit - proto:bit - that I did as the original work that enabled the partnership etc? (ie the stuff I talked about at Pycon UK last year - device, software stack, original DAL, website,

Re: [python-uk] BBC micro:bit hardware released under open license

2016-10-19 Thread Carlos Pereira Atencio
As far as I understood there was still talks with the BBC to release the original design as well, is that still ongoing? Also, it would be quite awesome if there was also a OSH breakout board for the edge connector, it could serve as a base for projects to interface with microbit (like the Arduino

[python-uk] BBC micro:bit hardware released under open license

2016-10-19 Thread Nicholas H.Tollervey
Here: http://tech.microbit.org/ Please upvote this on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12744016 Yay... you can't imagine how happy I am this is all finally out there... everything is open and anyone can go make a micro:bit. N. signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [python-uk] BBC micro:bit hardware released under open license

2016-10-19 Thread Nigel Kendrick
At last! Done! On 19 October 2016 15:26:15 BST, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" wrote: >Here: http://tech.microbit.org/ > >Please upvote this on HN: > >https://news.ycombinator.com/edit?id=12744016 > >Yay... you can't imagine how happy I am this is all finally out >there... >everything is open and anyone