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(This page collects info about free software firmware and operating systems for small computers. The goal is to help people free ''all'' their computers. This was partly inspired by FSF's [[Group:Giv)
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* I noticed on the page at present that under portable gaming there is a question as to what device should be recommended over the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP). Contrary to suggesting another device, I for one would actually encourage the purchasing of a PSP and then recommending how a user can then make it free using the great GPL'd homebrew firmware ProCFW (https://code.google.com/p/procfw/).
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* [https://code.google.com/p/procfw/ ProCFW] - homebrew, GPL'd firmware for the Sony Playstation Portable
  
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As this process is actually quite simple, but on the surface slightly complex, i'd then recommend linking to the excellent guide here published by Wololo.net (http://wololo.net/cfw4dummies/) who are at the forefront of homebrew news. In addition, i'd also perhaps recommend (from the same site) their excellent community-produced game Wagic the Homebrew (http://wololo.net/download/).
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An installation guide is available at http://wololo.net/cfw4dummies/
  
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Aside from that, using Free custom firmware like ProCFW allows for all sorts of emulators (almost all Free Software - check http://zx81.dcemu.co.uk/ for some) and Free homebrew software such as Links2, PSP IRC, PSPMagic (EtchASketch clone), PSPwrite, Bookr, RenPSP, LuaPlayer, etc.  
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(wololo.net contains other pages with info about homebrew firmware, as well as a free software card-based game which they develop called [http://wololo.net/download/ Wagic])
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When using ProCFW you can run lots of emulators.  Some are available at http://zx81.dcemu.co.uk/ but some of those are not free software, so you have to check. Other software which runs on ProCFW includes: Links2, PSP IRC, PSPMagic (EtchASketch clone), PSPwrite, Bookr, RenPSP, LuaPlayer. (I think these are free software but haven't checked thoroughly - please fix this list if any are not free.)
  
 
==Meta-projects to help installing free firmware==
 
==Meta-projects to help installing free firmware==

Revision as of 02:09, 22 January 2013

This page collects info about free software firmware and operating systems for small computers. The goal is to help people free all their computers. You may also be interested in the wiki page for FSF' Giving Guide 2012.

Digital music players

  • RockBox - a mature project providing free replacement firmware for portable music players by Apple, Archos, Cowon, iriver, MPIO, Packard Bell, SanDisk, and Toshiba

PSP

  • ProCFW - homebrew, GPL'd firmware for the Sony Playstation Portable

An installation guide is available at http://wololo.net/cfw4dummies/

(wololo.net contains other pages with info about homebrew firmware, as well as a free software card-based game which they develop called Wagic)

When using ProCFW you can run lots of emulators. Some are available at http://zx81.dcemu.co.uk/ but some of those are not free software, so you have to check. Other software which runs on ProCFW includes: Links2, PSP IRC, PSPMagic (EtchASketch clone), PSPwrite, Bookr, RenPSP, LuaPlayer. (I think these are free software but haven't checked thoroughly - please fix this list if any are not free.)

Meta-projects to help installing free firmware

External links

(Essays and articles)

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