<edwin>
are you consider i.MX6 for the "next" CPU card after the A20? (other than power usage it seems to win over A20 in your table)
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<C-Keen>
Hi! Just backed the EOMA68 crowdfunding with a card oder. I hope you'll succeed in building it, the idea is sound and something like this is long overdue!
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<buZz>
C-Keen: which card? :D
<buZz>
the one with a gamble attached?
<C-Keen>
the libre tea
<C-Keen>
what gamble?
<buZz>
the gamble that , if FSF denies certification, you get your money back
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<buZz>
> Respects Your Freedom (RYF) Certification from the Free Software Foundation (currently in progress with no known blockers - a full refund will be available if certification is for some reason not granted)
<C-Keen>
Ah, I'd still want the card, just rename it then ;)
<buZz>
^^ gamble
<buZz>
?
<buZz>
C-Keen: the certification is OFCOURSE not about the name
<buZz>
lol
<buZz>
:P
<C-Keen>
A misunderstanding.
<buZz>
<3
<C-Keen>
I ordered the free certified one because I want to support that cause in general, but I won't do a refund if the application fails. Instead I'd prefer the other option which is the same HW AIU
<C-Keen>
am I making sense to you?
<buZz>
i doubt the card would be cancelled then
<buZz>
just , uncertified :D
<buZz>
i
<C-Keen>
right
<C-Keen>
but it's worth the try
<buZz>
i'm gonna get that libre tea card aswell, and the microdesktop thingy
<C-Keen>
same here
<C-Keen>
I would buy a 11" laptop. the 15" are too large for me
<buZz>
oh its 15"
<C-Keen>
but I guess I still can get that kit later
<buZz>
yeah i dont have such bad eyesight
<buZz>
lol
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<lkcl>
edwin: the iMX6 really is a bit too power-hungry. 40nm quad-core, but the power management ICs take up a whopping 2/5ths of the available board space, and it's an 8 layer very very cramped PCB.
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<lkcl>
C-Keen: the Libre Tea's OS will still be Libre.
<lkcl>
buZz: yyyyeah i reaaally wasn't happy that that had to be added (the refund offer) - this is a crowd-funding campaign: you don't offer refunds! if the Libre Tea cards were refunded (entirely) we could fall below the MOQ 250, which would mean *everybody* would need refunds
<buZz>
oh its a FSF requirement?
<lkcl>
... but we can't get the RYF Certification until we have 2 samples provided to the FSF... where we need to use the available funds to *make* those production-quality samples....
<buZz>
dangit
<buZz>
lkcl: then you convinced me, i'll order the non-rebate version and just make my own tea
<lkcl>
buZz: it's what josh gay asked to be added, and i happened to be away at the time. two samples is the "normal" way
<lkcl>
buZz: the Libre Tea will _still_ go out with Parabola-ARM GNU/Linux-libre
<buZz>
yeah but i dont wanna make your project less viable
<lkcl>
buZz: honestly we don't feel it'll be a problem, because we have a "background backer" who is going to help out
<buZz>
i'm mostly just happy to see you going towards production
<lkcl>
buZz: it's confidential so i can't give details
<lkcl>
me too man! :)
<buZz>
although i'll be ordering at the end of your campaign
<buZz>
(sorry)
<buZz>
but i have a strict 4-preorders-max policy for myself, or i would just get ALL the things
<lkcl>
buZz: haha no problem
<buZz>
:)
<buZz>
i heard some people saying they would order the laptop, if only the screen was smaller :)
<buZz>
FYI ;)
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<C-Keen>
lkcl: no worries
<C-Keen>
lkcl: you approach and plannig all seems very sound to me