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On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 4:13 PM, mike.v...@gmail.com <mike.v...@gmail.com> wrote: > That is apparently a Allwinner R8 pared with an external rtl8723bs Wifi/BT > chip. > > The R8 is a rebranded A13. > > If you look at > https://getchip.com/pages/chip > > You'll see: > On the left image the RAM (Hynix) and Wifi+BT (Realtek) and Power module > (Allwinner AXP209) > On the right the SoC (R8/A13) and NAND (Samsung) > > The A13 does not need blob's to run anymore, the WiFi+BT chip does. AFAIKT so that'll be a definitive "No" for the Chip, not because of the processor but because one of the peripherals (the RTL8723bs) requires proprietary firmware. if they sold a variant that did *not* have the RTL8723bs *then* they would be able to apply for RYF Certification... assuming that they didn't try to put MALI onto the OS sold with the product [or any other proprietary software]. they'd also need to create a totally separate product page or use some other method which ensured that "Grandma buying CHIP for little Tommie" did NOT get the wrong one. that would mean that the [hypothetical RTL8723bs-less] CHIP would also need a totally different product name. RYF Certification is really rather involved but makes sense when you consider all the angles. l. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
