On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 12:25:54 +0000 David Harrison <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 08/02/2016 12:00, [email protected] wrote: > > However, it is undeniable that with the 5$ pi-zero out there will be > > pis everywhere, and there is no reason to add init lock-in to boot > > and graphics lock-in. In a word, it would be much better to have a > > systemd-free distro for pis, and from my (biased) point of view > > Devuan seems the best candidate... > > How similar is a current RPi to a Banana Pi? Someone on the #xroutine > IRC channel succeeded with Void Linux on a BPi. Danger Will Robinson! Banana Pi is an Allwinner SOC: http://wiki.xroutine.de/index.php?title=Banana_Pi#Hardware Allwinner is a serial GPL violator: http://linux-sunxi.org/GPL_Violations http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Allwinner-GPL-Violate-Proof https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/2zlo2u/allwinner_caught_obfuscating_code_to_hide_gpl/ To use Allwinner based products is to weaken Free Software. SteveT Steve Litt February 2016 featured book: The Key to Everyday Excellence http://www.troubleshooters.com/key _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
