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Re: [LUG] Libre hardware
- To: Devon/Cornwall GNU LUG <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Subject: Re: [LUG] Libre hardware
- From: Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 09:22:42 +0100 (BST)
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On Mon, 7 Apr 2014, Philip Hudson wrote:
So yeah, FAIF hardware. Isn't the Pi mostly FAIF?
Mostly. FSVO Mostly.
All the ARM side is open source.
A good portion of the GPU side is now also open source, but some still
isn't, although there are projects underway to revese engineer it.
The schematic is published online - not that its any use as you can't
simply go out & buy the SoC ...
Gordon
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