> > This is common, and is even worse for the other single-board computer > ??? ... I think that CHIP is not worse than that.
I'm sorry, my phrasing was unclear. I meant: CHIP is flawed, and being flawed is common. For example, the more-popular Raspberry Pi is worse than CHIP, because it can't even boot without binary blobs. You and I both agree with the statements on the FSF page. > I think that the FSF page is relevant for CHIP (as of today). CHIP > would not be acceptable (from the viewpoint of freedom-respecting > computer) when you want to use its GPU and video encoder/decoder with > full features. I agree. I hoped that the social media person's statements contrary to the FSF page meant that the design had changed and the CHIP is now freedom-respecting. But from the replies here and the lack of reply from them, I doubt this is the case. > When we don't use GPU and video, a board with Allwinner SoC could be a > good computer. So, it depends if it's serious flaw or not. I expect it will remain "seriously flawed" due to the WiFi/GPU/VPU blobs. But maybe a "seriously flawed" but still-usable computer for only $9 is still a good thing for many people. I hope that low price will make it effortless to introduce children and students to general-purpose computing with free software. Especially children, whom parents might discourage from using the expensive family computer (or installing free software on it) for fear they might "break" it.
