# October Update Follow-up

DevFeed: [October Update Follow-up](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/october-update-follow-up-34852.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://pine64.org/2021/10/29/october-update-follow-up/>)

Published: 2021-10-29T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Community blog on PINE64](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/community-blog-on-pine64.md>)

Topics: [Pinephone-Pro](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pinephone-pro.md>), [Soquartz](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/soquartz.md>), [Discord](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/discord.md>), [Raspberry Pi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/raspberry-pi.md>), [foss](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/foss.md>), [Matrix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matrix-org.md>), [IRC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/irc.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [community-update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community-update.md>), [discord](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/discord.md>), [foss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/foss.md>), [irc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/irc.md>), [matrix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/matrix.md>), [pinedio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinedio.md>), [pinephone](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone.md>), [pinephone-pro](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pinephone-pro.md>), [quartz64](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quartz64.md>), [soquartz](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/soquartz.md>), [telegram](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/telegram.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>)

## AI overview

Pine64's October community update follow-up covers discussion of the PinePhone Pro, delivery delays affecting China and the USA, community chat activity across Discord and bridged platforms, and the planned Pine Store availability of the SOQuartz module. SOQuartz is described as pin-compatible with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and suitable for existing CM4 baseboards and planned hostboards.

## Source excerpt

Happy Halloween! As promised earlier this month, here is the follow-up to the October community update. Some of the topics I'll touch upon will be covered in more detail in November. I'll keep this one brief. Housekeeping PineTalk discussed the PinePhone Pro in last week's episode. At the time of writing, it is the most listened-to episode of our community-run podcast, and there is a reason for it - it is a very good episode. I encourage you to have a listen. Earlier this week we had a guest post about the creation of the Meet the PinePhone Pro announcement trailer. If you're interested in learning how the trailer was made, and which software was used during its production, then I invite you to have a read. Logistics issues in China and the USA have caused a significant increase in parcel delivery times. The USA is particularly affected by the situation. There is nothing we can do about it, but the reason I am bringing it up is due to the increase in support tickets requesting help in tracking down packages (and sporadic claims of packages being lost). All I can do is ask you for patience - it may take a long time, but in 99.9% of cases the parcel will eventually arrive at your doorstep. Lastly, our Discord is about to reach (or already reached) 9000 members, making it the biggest chat platform out of all protocols used by our community. I think this is quite the milestone and I am very happy to see many new faces actively engaging in discussions. I know Discord is frowned upon by some in the FOSS community, so before anyone complains - there are corresponding and bridged channels in Telegram, IRC, and Matrix available for those who wish to use a different platform. Full chat list here. SOQuartz The SOquartz module will be available for purchase in the Pine Store next week. I already covered the SOQuartz in-depth in the June update, so I encourage you to read that blog entry for more information. For those who do not know, the SOQuartz is a module that is pin-compat