On 5/4/17, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <l...@lkcl.net> wrote: > --- > crowd-funded eco-conscious hardware: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68 > > > On Thu, May 4, 2017 at 4:13 PM, mike.v...@gmail.com <mike.v...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> That is apparently a Allwinner R8 pared with an external rtl8723bs Wifi/BT >> chip. >> >> The R8 is a rebranded A13. >> >> If you look at >> https://getchip.com/pages/chip >> >> You'll see: >> On the left image the RAM (Hynix) and Wifi+BT (Realtek) and Power module >> (Allwinner AXP209) >> On the right the SoC (R8/A13) and NAND (Samsung) >> >> The A13 does not need blob's to run anymore, the WiFi+BT chip does. >> AFAIKT > > so that'll be a definitive "No" for the Chip, not because of the > processor but because one of the peripherals (the RTL8723bs) requires > proprietary firmware. > > if they sold a variant that did *not* have the RTL8723bs *then* they > would be able to apply for RYF Certification... assuming that they > didn't try to put MALI onto the OS sold with the product [or any other > proprietary software]. > > they'd also need to create a totally separate product page or use > some other method which ensured that "Grandma buying CHIP for little > Tommie" did NOT get the wrong one. that would mean that the > [hypothetical RTL8723bs-less] CHIP would also need a totally different > product name. > > RYF Certification is really rather involved but makes sense when you > consider all the angles. > > l. > > _______________________________________________ > arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk > http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook > Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk
Yeah, I kind of given up on ntc since they refused to make any comment. I'm more thinking for my purposes, since I already have a few and they have a full usb port on the board free when in pocket-CHIP I figured I could just use a dongle. _______________________________________________ arm-netbook mailing list arm-netbook@lists.phcomp.co.uk http://lists.phcomp.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/arm-netbook Send large attachments to arm-netb...@files.phcomp.co.uk