System76 Virgo laptop PCB design open sourced ahead of release
Linux PC company System76 has been selling laptop and desktop computers that ship with Linux software for years. But up until recently the company had primarily been sourcing its PCs from third-party manufacturers and slapping its own branding and software on those systems.
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System76 Open Sources the Electronics for Virgo, Its Upcoming In-House Linux Laptop Design
System76, builder of Linux-based desktops, laptops, and servers, has announced that its upcoming Virgo laptop will be designed in the open — and to prove it, has published its circuits' design files to GitHub under a reciprocal license.
"We will be moving Virgo laptop PCB design to this public, GPLv3 licensed [GitHub repository]," Jeremy Soller, System76 principal engineer, announced via Twitter yesterday, shortly before the files went live. "This will be the most open, modern x86 motherboard design I know of."