Originally posted by brucehoult
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IMO these are SBC and Linux compatible in name only. Your average CS student, or average hobbyist, is not going to be able to use these. Forums abound with people spending hours or days trying to get Linux running.
There are companies (e.g. SiFive) who have the resources that they could help streamline this process. But aside from the long-delayed Risc-V hand thingy, they too haven't had much interest in this market.
Before Raspberry pi there were arm boards that could run Linux for hobbyists, but not until the rpi foundation did the product get traction. Why? Because they had a stable linux installation, a robust and easy installation process, and a product where, for $25 (or whatever), you could have a usable ARM SOC. None of the items above seem to fit that bill.
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