Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibreWRT free distro?

[Matt Lee]

> Considering the above, I'm quite disgusted at how the vast majority of
> free and open source community enthusiasts are praising the raspberry.
>
> now back looking for a truly free and open source alternative, I found
> a link to the Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex A8 SoC
>
> http://rhombus-tech.net/allwinner_a10
>
> anyone here knows about it? is there some terrible situation like with
> the raspberry? from the link above it looks like all sources are
> accessible to this, anyone had a closer check?

I believe the A10 needs binary drivers for the GPU. This is a problem
that a lot, if not most, ARM devices suffer from.

If this is true, then the difference between the A10 and the Rpi seem
to be the proprietary blob needed for booting the Rpi?