RISC V in the future?

[Der Geist der Maschine]

I think it would be really interesting to do some work with RISC V, would be awesome to run open source software on open source hardware, is there in potential for this in the near future?

From what I understand only the ISA is open.

RISC-V manufacturers can bundle the CPU with proprietary GPUs and other devices which require binary blob drivers. The bootup process can be also made to require binary blob firmware to boot. In the end, the situation may look for the end-user exactly like it looks nowadays with ARM.

I would be pleased if you proof me wrong.