Not only #gnu #linux has landed on #mars but also #fairphone 2' CPU Snapdragon 801 did its job: https://dwaves.de/2021/02/24/mars-helicopter-ingenuity-runs-gnu-linux/
@aligyie I guess they can get away with a Qualcomm chip because they don't need hardware graphics.
I've been so turned off to that company by how abusive they are with their IP and drivers I don't think I'll ever buy anything with any of their SoCs in it again.
@swiley fully agree! Couple of years ago I read an interesting article:
https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers
Based on this I bought an UDOO DUAL (#NXP imx6). Now, I'm thinking of something new, which runs #Kodi at 4k. Do you think #imx8 is a good choice? It's used in #purism #librem5 and in an @olimex board.
Or in the meanwhile, are there some new players, which respect freedom?
Is Broadcom ( #RaspberryPi 4) a better alternative to Qualcomm?
