Re: [Arm-netbook] MNT Reform Campaign

Forgive me for asking, because I didn't quite pass the requisite fervency test to be enrolled in the Joint OSHW-F|L|OSS Technical Militia ( :P ), but remind me, please, of a couple things, if I may ask them...?

(1) Why are there none of these OSHW devices using existing x86-compatible CPUs/SoCs?

(2a) Are there any meaningful barriers to creating an OSHW-compatible x86 CPU/SoC, independent of major chip houses (Intel, AMD) or established niche players (VIA, etc)?

(2b) I've heard noises of a homegrown sort of effort out of China, from a company and fab house over there... could that CPU be considered as an acceptable candidate for such an effirt, and if not, why...? (I assume not, and because "China!", but I'm wide open here.)