Re: [Trisquel-users] BIOS firmware on ARM

[onpon4]

ARM SoCs don't have any of the same problems as CPUs from Intel and AMD. They  
typically include non-essential components (typically wireless and GPU  
hardware acceleration) which require blobs, but otherwise can work with an  
entirely libre software stack.

The usual problem with ARM SoCs is that they don't work with mainline Linux;  
they instead need a specific modified Linux. I'm not familiar with Linux  
development, so someone who is can correct me if I'm wrong, but the  
impression I get is that this is caused mainly by use of kludges that Linus  
Torvalds is not interested in merging into mainline Linux for obvious  
reasons, and secondarily by many companies violating the GNU GPL when they  
develop these custom versions of Linux.