I have written think penguin asking if they would be interested in endorsing
a campaign and
crowd funding about a lower priced ppc libre software mainboard. Think
penguin
answered yes, if we could come up with a midway acceptable plan to get 10000
mainboards sold. We both agree, we may not achieve the goal. Then we can say,
libre
software people had an option and did not jump on it.
In another email to think penguin I sketched my approach, which I refer here.
We will not be able to sell a mainboard to people, who do not know about
libre software.
Only those who already want a libre software computer will buy a mainboard.
The task is to
inform them.
A campaign has to be scheduled to start on a set day. That day every one
involved in
the campaign will know who to inform and how.
The campaign will have two groups of actors. Mass and front runners. Mass
would be people
on trisquel's forum. We would coordinate the task to email various websites
in different
languages. Front runners would be fsfe, fsf, think penguin, Snowden, Thomas
Drake,
Rutkowska, Assange endorsing the mainboard. We will have to seek their
support. Fsf could
play a role in this task. Snowden has 3000000 followers on twitter. He may
response to
an email from fsf.
The mainboard to be manufactured will aspire to 2 requirements. A performance
comparable
to an intel duo core x86 cpu. And the lowest achievable price. In result the
mainboard will
come with no extras included in the price.
Raptor told me, they assess 10000 buyers are not present. Therefore raptor
will not be part
of a campaign or crowd funding. They say, show us the money and raptor will
make the
mainboard.
In raptor's email, they indicated, that they can make both atx and notebook
mainboards. I
suggest a notebook mainboard should be made. A notebook mainboard would allow
people to explore making their own notebook. Instructions telling how to turn
the
mainboard into a desktop should be provided.
I am in favor of getting the crowd funding run by think penguin. I do not
know whether
think penguin will do it.
I have asked raptor to list an overview of specifcations.
Remarks or suggestions?
