From noreply at vikings.net Thu Apr 21 18:54:52 2022 From: noreply at vikings.net (Vikings GmbH) Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 20:54:52 +0200 Subject: [Newsletter-en] Vikings Store update, we're back on Mastodon, LibrePlanet workshops Message-ID: ** Vikings Newsletter 20220421 ------------------------------------------------------------ 0. Store Update: KGPE-D16, T440p and other new items available 1. Vikings is back on Mastodon 2. LibrePlanet/FSF Online Workshops ** 0. Store Update: KGPE-D16, T440p and other new items available ------------------------------------------------------------ ** KGPE-D16 Workstation We've heard you! By popular demand, the KGPE-D16 workstation is back. https://store.vikings.net/en/VKGS-WORK-D16 ** 10% discount: KGPE-D16 Mainboard - FSF RYF certified For people who want to build their own workstation or server based on the FSF RYF certified KGPE-D16 mainboard, we are happy to provide the base components. There is a 10% discount until 6 May, 2022:: https://store.vikings.net/en/d16ryf ** T440p Laptop The T440p laptop is the first Intel Haswell series device to support coreboot and thus the most powerful to support it. The T440p features excellent upgradeability, making it a perfect portable workstation: https://store.vikings.net/en/search?controller=search&s=t440p ** T440p Flashing Service Last year, Vikings supported the skulls project (https://github.com/merge/skulls/) so that the T440p could be integrated with skulls. Skulls provides pre-built coreboot images for an easy installation process compared to coreboot. Vikings now also offers an installation service for the T440p if you still don't feel confident enough to flash it yourself: https://store.vikings.net/en/t440p-service ** USB Sound Adapter - FSF RYF certified Our USB sound adapter is now also available with an USB-C connector: https://store.vikings.net/en/usbc-stereo-sound-adapter-fsf-ryf-certified ** 1. Vikings is back on Mastodon -------------------------------------------------- After an abstinence of several months due to problems with updating the software and too little free time for this kind of work we are now back on Mastodon: https://social.vikings.net/ The official installation instructions didn't work at the time. This and our own experience prompted us to write a quick guide for installing Mastodon on Debian 11, which is available here: https://wiki.vikings.net/Installing_Mastodon_from_Source_on_Debian_11_(Bullseye) ** 2. LibrePlanet/FSF Online Workshops -------------------------------------------------- The FSF announced that it will be hosting a series of workshops over the coming weeks. Please see their schedule below for dates, times, workshop descriptions, and registration links. We think this can be a attractive way to learn about a wide range of topics. Visit the events website: https://www.fsf.org/events/aggregator/ Last but not least we would like to suggest supporting the work of the FSF (which is most famous for fiscally sponsoring the GNU Project (https://www.gnu.org/) if you can: https://my.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom -- In freedom, The Vikings Team Store: https://store.vikings.net/ Web: https://vikings.net/ Wiki: https://wiki.vikings.net/ Follow us on Mastodon: https://social.vikings.net/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/vikingslibre - Vikings is a Free Software Foundation patron - Vikings GmbH, Weststr. 18, 52074 Aachen, Germany Register Court: AG Aachen, Register No.: HR B 23551 CEO: Thomas Umbach, VATIN: DE254094338 __4___ _ \ \ \ \ _ '\ /_/_/_/ /'> ((____!____)) \0\0\0\0\/ ~~~~~~~~~~~ "He with a short knife must try, try again." - Vopnfir?inga saga