Will a 100% FOSS SoC Ever Be for Sale?

Hello all,

I’ve always lamented over the fact that modern laptops are so closed down and was ecstatic to learn about this open hardware project. The LS1028A being technically capable of FSF certification was super exciting, unfortunately by the time I learned about it it was discontinued. Will there ever be another reasonably powerful ASIC with no blobs available for the Reform?

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Some LS1028A modules are still for sale at Crowd Supply (MNT Reform page). Caveat: even the LS1028A needs firmware to use the internal display, it’s only firmwareless when used as a headless server for example.

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Oooh thanks for letting me know. I was also worried that I’d never be able to get the LS1028A board!

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Rk3588 I believe is the next best thing in this way. Also it has 3x the speed at least than LS1028A