Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: [...] > and, why would _any_ free software developer buy one of these > raspberry pi devices? Well, I know why *I* would get one: it's cheap. Vastly cheaper than the alternatives, and for a lot of people, cheapness beats Freeness. If the blobs are available to drive the exotic features, then I can make it work. If not, I could still get useful work out of it without those features --- I know someone who's considering a Pi Model A to build an battery-powered internet radio, for example. Of course, I'd rather have something that was properly supported by free software. But I'd rather have a Pi than not have anything at all. Incidentally, are there *any* GPUs of this grade that have Free drivers of comparative quality to the proprietary ones? -- ┌─── ｄｇ＠ｃｏｗｌａｒｋ．ｃｏｍ ───── http://www.cowlark.com ───── │ "I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my │ telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out │ how to use my telephone." --- Bjarne Stroustrup
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