[Dev] Canceling of Parabola ARM

Michał Masłowski mtjm at mtjm.eu
Sun Aug 23 18:56:07 GMT 2015


> if there're arm devices that can be booted with linux-libre i don't see
> why the arm port has to stop.  you won't be able to boot the current
> boards fully free but at least and up until a free device comes along,
> you'll be able to use only free software in them, instead of having many
> non-free things mixed with the only bit of unfree software that's
> necessary.

+1

> what i'm saying is that if packages built on the pseudo-free raspberry
> pi and beagle bone we already have are able to run on freer boards
> later, we keep working on them.  otherwise we're losing momentum (and
> we're already late to the party!)

I think having FSF-endorsed non-embedded distros supporting such mostly
free boards would help replace the remaining nonfree parts.
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