> the average person can design a computer around the processor
I'm not quite sure that's the case...
I get what you mean, but to be clear -- this is not a computer for the average person (nor is it meant to be).
Not the op, but I guess they meant the person with far more than average system design skills, but with an average 1 person budget for a hobby project.
That's great for Pinebook company but why is it good for their customers?
The main thing I see is that it enabled a $200 laptop which is amazing (except for the dodgy keyboard and trackpad undermining it)
Re:Pinebook Pro, First Impressions
by BracketMaster on Sunday May 31, 2020 @09:15PM
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Well, my friend has a Pinebook Pro. He's capable of writing drivers himself and designing MOBOs for CPUs. He's actually designed a CPU and written a compiler for it.
Being able to get to the core of the system matters very much to him - being able to trust his hardware. Releasing MOBO files strengthens that trust. In addition, he can repair the MOBO himself if need be.
I suppose me and my friend represent a minority of users though.
This means that the average person can design a computer around the processor without paying a couple million to intel in NDA agreements.
This is a being deal for the FOSS hardware community - I myself am actually working on a project to make an open processor with a GPU. https://systemeslibres.org