[Arm-netbook] FSF crowd-source tablet/laptop idea

[luke.leighton]

ok.  i really liked the idea of the FSF doing crowd-source funding, it
appeals to me in ways that using kickstarter does not.  not least is
the fact that the FSF is a registered charity.  donations being
tax-deductible in the U.S., anyone donating to the FSF, yippeee, a
reward miraculously turns up in the post in the form of a
laptop/tablet, yippeee!

also i'm reaaally not keen on the whole "tablet tablet tablet tablet"
thing, and it would seem that the product concept has matured and, lo
and behold, you can now get tablets with mature decent-looking
keyboards:

http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/648612305/Windows_Tablet_PC_10_inch_Intel.html
http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/646342500/Nice_tablet_PC_10_1_inch.html

basically these are laptops that split into two.  nice screens, as
well.  one of them's already an ARM-based laptop (Tegra 3).  lovely.

to be FSF Hardware-Endorseable, i'd have to ask around about doing a
beagleboard-xm or other conversion (i.e. no on-board GPU or other
proprietary grunginess) to EOMA-68.

my question is: does anyone have anything to add, spot the deliberate
mistake, any suggestions at all, before i start?  any better companies
to contact, or better but similar products out there?

l.