07-28-2021, 06:43 AM
(07-28-2021, 06:20 AM)as400 Wrote: There are no fully open source devices nowadays. There is always some part that has proprietary firmware. Like Pinebook Pro - trackpad, keyboard, eDP, USB-C etc.
Are you aware of the efforts to open source the Pine firmware blobs? It has been pretty successful so far. Closed-source firmware blobs are a big problem though.
(07-28-2021, 06:20 AM)as400 Wrote: Which ARM based mobile devices can run Linux (tablets and laptops) ? There are not many actually.
ARM laptops that run Linux? Tonnes now. People have been quite successful at loading Linux onto Chromebooks for example.
Tablets are fewer, but it really depends on how open this device is to how many competitor devices there are. A tonne of closed source tablets that run Android can also be made to run Linux, for example.
(07-28-2021, 06:20 AM)as400 Wrote:(07-28-2021, 03:55 AM)barray Wrote: What I suspect will happen is that customers will receive a half-baked product with hardware and software issues
Exactly like Pinebook Pro, Pinephone, Pinetab
The difference being, Pine products are sold as a work-in-progress and have a price to match. The JingPad is selling as a 'ready to rock' daily driver device, something they will struggle to deliver on. Unless they get continued funding, it's something they are unlikely to be able to continue working on either.