Am 02.02.2015 um 22:35 schrieb worik: > On 03/02/15 03:20, Janne Johansson wrote: >> But it still requires a blob to actually run, does it not? >> >> The fact that there is docs for the blob isn't as important as being forced >> to have someone elses code running alongside your kernel in order to even >> boot it, let alone produce graphics on it. > > Very interesting discussion. Is there a list of supported and > unsupported hardware maintained any place?
http://www.openbsd.org/plat.html http://www.openbsd.org/armv7.html > I have searched and cannot find one, which may be a reflection on me! > There is a lot of discussion on this list about the performance of such > and such hardware... > > For people interested in Raspberry PI (that includes me, I own two) the > beaglebone black is an interesting device and I did find > http://www.tedunangst.com/flak/post/OpenBSD-on-BeagleBone-Black > > I am especially interested in the discussion about blobs in the kernel. > This is a discussion you almost never hear in Linux circles. http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#39 Quote: - Blobs can be 'de-supported' by vendors at any time. - Blobs cannot be supported by developers. - Blobs cannot be fixed by developers. - Blobs cannot be improved. - Blobs cannot be audited. - Blobs are specific to an architecture, thus less portable. - Blobs are quite often massively bloated. End Quote > > Worik HTH rru
