My original message went to moderation queue because it exceeded the allowed file size. So I am forwarding my message without the pdf attachment to the list.
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Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2016 20:13:10 +0200 From: Parobalth parobalth@gmail.com To: arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk Subject: closed-source BootROM and RYF certification User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12)
At the forum of NextThing Chip is a thread about Chip and a possible RYF certification. I wrote there that I think that is unlikely to happen and linked to https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop/updates/fsf-ryf-background. Then someone else mentioned that a closed-source BootROM is used for Chip. Another guy with username "eaterjolly" wrote about this BootROM: "The same type of SOC is used for the EOMA croud project which is vying for ryf-endorsement quite openly [...]"
You can find the forum thread here: https://bbs.nextthing.co/t/ntc-thoughts-on-ryf-endorsement/4490
Because they use Discourse to power their forum which relies heavily on JavaScript I also attach a Pdf version of the forum post.
I wonder if the mentioned statements are correct and how it relates to the RYF certification of the EOMA68-A20 Libre Tea card.
kind regards Paro
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