submitted 2 months ago by sagiadinos@mastodon.social to c/linux@programming.dev

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Years ago it was really hard to run digital signage on Linux. No real free drivers, old kernels, tons of reverse engineering.

That's largely over now.

RK3588 is the go-to platform, Mali finally has open drivers (Panfrost/Panthor), and hardware video decode landed in mainline in early 2026.

I'm the dev behind the GarlicSignage stack and dug into the current state:

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[-] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago

We mostly used small form-factor mini PCs from Polywell.

this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2026

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