notklaatu is a user on mastodon.xyz. You can follow them or interact with them if you have an account anywhere in the fediverse. If you don't, you can sign up here.

I'm wanting to get a low powered computer for running #openbsd. I want to use it for self education, learning programming, network security and running a server. I would prefer completely open hardware running something like coreboot. I am looking at the apu2 from pcengines but I don't really have the bank for that setup. Does anyone have any recommendations for something I could set up (considering I'm broke AF). I would greatly appreciate any advice.

notklaatu @klaatu

@Funkpirata I'm running (I know that's not OpenBSD, but not sure how much a requirement that is) on a 5 or 7 year old Raspberry Pi. No complaints. Super easy install, running like a champ. Total cost: $15 NZ, used.

· Web · 0 · 0

@klaatu

Oh cool is it a pi2? I have one I use for kodi. The only Unix like system I have played with is gnu/Linux. I just have an interest in learning and network/information security so openbsd seems like a good os to play with. I'll try putting netbsd on it and have a play around. I just then purchased a Lenovo T500 that I plan to flash with libreboot using my RPI, and I'll use that to play around with openbsd. Also pretty keen on picking up a firefly-RK3399 cause it's awesome!

@Funkpirata If this helps at all, here's me talking about my NetBSD-on-Pi experience, plus some potentially useful links:

gnuworldorder.info/#12x14

@klaatu

Wow you do many of the things. I'll give some of your podcasts a listen ;-)