Interesting! Yeah USB-C would seems like the main alternative. The cables are ubiquitous and the board anyway has some USB capabilities for output. It doesn’t seem like a stretch to use it for halfwise communication as well.
Maybe the USB protocol has just been seen as an overkill for this use?
Yeah they are a common’ish piece of equipment which sure helps.
I wonder what kind of protocol they are using on the wire?
This. I use Arch myself so to my friends I just recommend one of the downstream distros. Might not be the most stable things ever but it’s just easier for me to help them.
There are some niche features, but if you’re not aware of them then no. It’s just licence encumbered btrfs for the majority of us.
Heck this looks like a great community. Thanks for the ref!
Static bearing is just something low friction to slide against?