mt32-pi has been, and will continue to be, a source of great joy for many retro PC enthusiasts. For those of us with a particular interest in DOS music, it is huge.<p>Some modern projects generously give enthusiasts access to the power and functionality of (what might otherwise be $1000+ in) rare retro hardware, and in this hobby, mt32-pi ranks high among them.
One thing to watch out for is generalized depression. It can make it seem that all projects are not worth investing in. It may seem to be related to this project but it may be a wider issue for the individual.
I have to second the remarks about abuse from the Vogons community. There are members of that forum that are a <i>blight</i> on the retro computing landscape quite frankly. The abuse that I've seen them level at others for simply enjoying themselves is staggering.<p>When I debuted my own first major retro project, "Building the REAL Ultimate Windows 98 PC" [1] I went to absolute <i>lengths</i> to prove my research was done with such absurd meticulousness simply out of fear that I'd be targeted by Vogons and bullied into oblivion for it. I spent two years and thousands of dollars buying old hardware just to ensure every little detail was as perfect as I could make it.<p>Other much larger youtubers such as PhilsComputerLab received so much abuse over the years they straight up left the site entirely.<p>Another friend of mine was also recently harassed by a user on that site, snarkily editing all his posts with ".Deleted because it was useful but ignored." after giving useless commentary [2]<p>Vogons is a blight. The files hosted on it should be moved to the Internet Archive and the website allowed to sink into linkrot oblivion. There's very little useful information on it to begin with, just a bunch of angry old men smugly jerking each other off about "period correct" 90's computer builds<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YETxI4rA_gs" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YETxI4rA_gs</a><p>[2] <a href="https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=95770" rel="nofollow">https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=95770</a>
I really want one of the hats for the Radpberry Pi but it doesn’t look easy to source. I don’t see any boards for sale and I’ve never tried to use PCBWay.
I know nothing about any of this, but it makes me angry – not sad – that yet another creator of something good and worthwhile, has been burnt by demands and infighting until they walk away in disgust. Good for you, dwinham.
The social media-izing of open source has been a massive blow. Projects and contributors across the board are randomly bombarded with mob harassment.<p>Return to Cathedral.