Hi all, Adding some thoughts from my side: Firstly, I didn’t expect this topic will be going on for so long, which shows that people really care about the hard work had been put together all these years to support a soc and we need to be sensitive to that. This kind of openness actually keep the coreboot alive and reminds me how much I love about this community :)
However, I do share the same frustration with others, talk is cheap, and seems that there is even more cost involved to keep this long discontinued soc. I really appreciate Ron to put the facts and costs out plain and simple, so that everyone here could make their own responsible decision. Let’s go back to this basic question: Do we really need to spend more resources and effort to continue support a soc that has been EoL for 5 years by Intel, unsupported, and impossible to get it cost effectively worldwide (while there are much greater options available)? Personally I think moving Galileo soc to stable branch is a win-win situation for all of us. For the enthusiast who still want to use it are freely to do so without the baggage, and for others it’s a great savings on resources spent, so that we could leave more rooms (and also testing resources)to the more upcoming coreboot products and architecture (I think much more will come, the public has just only warmed up to coreboot ;) ). For the concern about the visibility, it shouldn’t be a problem if we properly document it, and I can help with that. Peace ✌️ > > On 16. Apr 2022, at 10:05, Sam Kuper <sam.ku...@uclmail.net> wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 06:28:37PM +0000, Zimmer, Vincent wrote: >> Andy Pont wrote: >>> Vincent wrote: >>>> I can provide some Galileo h/w for folks if there is interest in >>>> supporting. >>> >>> [..] If you have both and can get them shipped to the UK that would >>> be great. I suspect I have power supplies and debug cables for them. >> >> Sure. Send me a mailing address. Unites should have Europe-friendly >> wall-wart/power supplies and cables, etc. in the box. > > Note for Vincent: the UK has different mains electricity sockets than > most other European countries: > > - UK uses BS 1363 (aka IEC 60083 Type G): > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC_power_plugs_and_sockets:_British_and_related_types#BS_1363_three-pin_(rectangular)_plugs_and_sockets > > - Much of the rest of Europe uses CEE 7 sockets, but these are not used > in the UK: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEE_7_standard_AC_plugs_and_sockets > > > Mains electrical items shipped to the UK must typically have a BS 1363 > plug or risk being delayed/impounded at customs. > > (I think this stems from The Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) > Regulations 1994: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1994/1768/made .) > > So, best to check the mains plugs are UK legal before shipping. If they > aren't, it may be wise to ship the boards without plugs/PSUs and let > Andy source those locally. > > Sam > _______________________________________________ > coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org > To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org _______________________________________________ coreboot mailing list -- coreboot@coreboot.org To unsubscribe send an email to coreboot-le...@coreboot.org
