I stumbled over this campaign a minute ago: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/jolla-tablet-world-s-first-crowdsourced-tablet
First of all: I don't believe that this will be 100% freedom-respecting for sure. I come to this conclusion because the site overs very little information about how "open source" the device will actually going to be.
So my starting point here is the question: Might it be a step up when it comes to freedom? Though I didn't read much details, this is very likely, because the current situation for tablets is *horrible* : - replicant is only available for very few devices and not a single one of them supports wifi (!) which defeats the whole purpose of a smartphone imho - besides replicant, the OS with most free components is android, but normally the devices get shipped without even granting root access to the device (!) - if you want root access, you risk bricking the device and warranty will expire - the number of free software apps is still too limited; for instance, there is no alternative to google maps at the moment
I think chances are good that the tablet will improve the situation, given that it's somewhat usable. Please share your thoughts on this and also further information if you know something.
