I ended up going with the avr. they work great with linux, no restrictions and the usb-tinyISP I use to program it was about $20 and ladyada has linux instructions for it’s use right on the site.

In this TechRepublic How to Make Tech Work video, Jack Wallen shows you the step-by-step process of compiling a C++ program on Linux, using Ubuntu Desktop 23.04 for his demo. I am going to show ...