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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s... by marcodiego on Saturday January 22, 2022 @10:51PM (#30043453)
Better than the pinebook pro?
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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s... by r283492 on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:18PM (#30043587)
Yes. Pinebook pro has one or more other blobs and they are for more significant functionality.
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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s... by marcodiego on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:29PM (#30043635)
Hmmm... I like RK3399-based devices because they need very few blobs. Would you mind to list which blobs the pinebook pro needs?
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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s... by floatingatoll on Saturday January 22, 2022 @11:44PM (#30043704)
https://forum.pine64.org/showthread.php?pid=97828

The above link contains the answers applicable to your question.

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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s... by marcodiego on Sunday January 23, 2022 @12:15AM (#30043826)
The imx.8 can't even initialize RAM without blobs. If it comes with a modern WiFi it will need blobs too. Don't know the details about the display, but I don't think it affects all RK3399 devices.
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