Pi in the sky

[Nick]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22796724

I've been having a bit of fun with my Pis - I ported our full FX eCommerce post-trade suite to it (not that tricky as we do our Linux builds with gcc anyway). Interesting sales demo when you bring the server along in your laptop bag and run it off your phone charger...

However, the quote in the above article from Eben Upton (the designer) is telling:

"The Raspberry Pi is a great platform if your parent is an engineer or you have a teacher who is an enthusiast, but if you don't have a tech-savvy adult to hand it can be quite a technical operation"

The Pi Foundation have called their software for beginners "Noobs".

Anyone who does anything even vaguely professional with computers will tell you that "Noobs" is a generally derogatory term for complete idiots - newbies who haven't a clue. Yes, we were all there once upon a time...

Yes, the mnemonic is accurate, but causes some amusement that that particular word was chosen for the package...