System76 To Release A "New Open-Source Computer"

[ssokolow]

PSP. Like PlayStation Portable.

If I remember correctly, they're calling it the "Secure Processor" now instead of the PSP.

[Jabberwocky]

Currently, there are very little ARM-powered system that are supported by a fully opensource stack.
(Hence Librem needing to fall back on a older and less powerful Freescale iMX 8 for their Purism 5 smartphone).
Nearly all desktop/laptop class ARM cpus come with a Android-only blob GPU driver.

An AMD cpu is about their best bet currently, the management engine is about the only required blob (what was the name in AMD's terminology ? FSP ?)

We can only dream: https://www.reddit.com/r/System76/co...em76_to_start/

[M@GOid]

It looks like System76 is at least exploring ARM-based options: http://armdevices.net/2018/09/24/sys...p-and-desktop/

Nice find. So they can be going the ARM way, interesting. We know Apple is investing heavily on these to have full control over their offerings, so is not unsurprising other companies are looking more seriously to ARM too.

For a while now ARM is promising desktop-like performance in future ships, maybe System76 was there to check out those claims.

[onicsis]

Who gives a fuck if it's in the US or in Antartica if the product is fucking good.

I would'n say, the price is doubling importing in EU, but.
++ Usualy No Warrany, warranty available in US is practically useless. Better a Dell or HP.

[Vistaus]

Currently, there are very little ARM-powered system that are supported by a fully opensource stack.
(Hence Librem needing to fall back on a older and less powerful Freescale iMX 8 for their Purism 5 smartphone).
Nearly all desktop/laptop class ARM cpus come with a Android-only blob GPU driver.

An AMD cpu is about their best bet currently, the management engine is about the only required blob (what was the name in AMD's terminology ? FSP ?)

Why is AMD their best best when we have RISC-V?

[RussianNeuroMancer]

If they release ARM-based transformer or laptop I would buy it!

[nomadewolf]

RISC-V or Power9 would be awesome.
It's about time the hardware starts being open also!

[Almindor]

RISC-V or Power9 would be awesome.
It's about time the hardware starts being open also!

100% agree but I think they can't release anything that would compete from RISC-V yet. It still needs a lot of development for desktop replacements. I suspect it'll be a "open source" (extra quotes required) thing that will be mostly closed source where it counts.

[starshipeleven]

An AMD cpu is about their best bet currently, the management engine is about the only required blob (what was the name in AMD's terminology ? FSP ?)

Wrong, AMD requires a binary blob also for hardware bringup phase, just like Intel has FSP AMD has AGESA.

The management engine is another thing added.

[starshipeleven]

RISC-V or Power9 would be awesome.
It's about time the hardware starts being open also!

Would be cool to have some RISC-V hardware at all, besides the SiFive.