[Arm-netbook] EOMA68 RYF certification, FSF, explanation

[Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton]

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crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68


On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Paul Boddie <paul at boddie.org.uk> wrote:
> On Monday 22. August 2016 09.31.45 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote:
>> https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/fsf-ryf-background
>>
>> this update is mostly for archive / historical purposes so that it can
>> be referred to in the future, for anyone wishing to understand why
>> software libre is an important integral part of a business model. most
>> notably i managed to find that article about the intel / valve-steam
>> collaboration.  also really important was paul's post as it gave a
>> different perspective.
>>
>> i'm tracking down leads so that when i go to visit allwinner i can
>> propose a few things for them.
>
> That is a great post: very comprehensive, very readable. It gives people the
> opportunity to actually understand a bit more about just about all of the
> factors involved.
>
> Paul
>
> P.S. Sadly, I think some people don't want to understand and/or think we all
> have enough cash lying around to fund competitive silicon ourselves and/or do
> endless respins of the concept with their favourite processor of the moment,
> as if it were some kind of rich man's hobby as opposed to being a genuine
> initiative to further Free Software and libre hardware adoption.

 well... let's explain it to them and invite them to fund it.

l.