> I have gotten the impression that these systems aren't as free as > claimed? or they think? Having a free BIOS and even largely free > software compatible chipsets doesn't make the system 100% free. There > are other bits. I have been told some aspects of the system(s) they > are designing can be free'd or are free software compatible which > aren't in x86 systems.
YeeLoongs with Loongson 2F have SMI712 graphics chip, which doesn't have 3d acceleration and has available documentation and fully free driver (although not as well written as popular chips). The EC and hard disk have nonfree firmware (like all such devices). Lack of uploadable CPU microcode might be a difference with x86 systems.
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