Re: [libreplanet-discuss] EOMA68 - libre software, libre hardware, and eco-friendly too!

2016-06-29 Thread Koz Ross
Note that the A20 SOC comes with a Mali GPU, which does not have a free driver that I know of. There are reverse engineering efforts, in the Lima project, but lack of manpower means it has yet to produce a driver users could install. Thanks for that Cascardo - I've asked them a question on Crowd

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] EOMA68 - libre software, libre hardware, and eco-friendly too!

2016-06-29 Thread Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo
On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 10:52:36AM +1200, Koz Ross wrote: > I just came across this amazing project: > https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop > > Needless to say - I've supported it, because I believe we need more projects > like this one if we are to free our computing. The fact that th

[libreplanet-discuss] EOMA68 - libre software, libre hardware, and eco-friendly too!

2016-06-29 Thread Koz Ross
I just came across this amazing project: https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop Needless to say - I've supported it, because I believe we need more projects like this one if we are to free our computing. The fact that they're going full libre *and* seeking RYF certification is great *ju

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] How to verify a GPL binary - practically?

2016-06-29 Thread Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo
On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 07:50:30PM -0400, Jamie Hale wrote: > Forgive me if this has been asked before. > > I've purchased a copy of "ethOS", a GNU/Linux distribution that comes > ready to mine ether, the cryptocurrency that backs the Ethereum network. > The mining program bundled, ethminer, is di

Re: [libreplanet-discuss] suggestion/help. GPL enforcement.

2016-06-29 Thread Joshua Gay
>> > Why would you need to wait years? >> > > A previous reply (from Adonay) had suggested the effort before starting > a lawsuit might take years If things are moving along swiftly without the help of courts, then it needn't take years. If there is attrition then it might be that one needs to s