I just got a reponse. They re-iterated that there are "no binary blobs or proprietary microcode on the Open-V microcontroller". Interestingly they also said "for RYF certification, we hadn't really considered it because the FSF likely has no interest in certifying microcontrollers. Of course, now we're curious, so we'll get in touch with them and find out!"
I hope this is a good sign?
On 23/11/2016, Advrk Aplmrkt avkaplmkt@gmail.com wrote:
On 23/11/2016, Paul Boddie paul@boddie.org.uk wrote:
On Wednesday 23. November 2016 01.52.53 Advrk Aplmrkt wrote:
On 22/11/2016, Paul Boddie paul@boddie.org.uk wrote:
On Tuesday 22. November 2016 11.33.27 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton wrote: Well, it wasn't that! The Crowd Supply campaign for the microcontroller in question (not a system-on-a-chip) has just launched:
Does anyone know if this new project is 100% free as in freedom? I know RISC-V is supposed to be free as in freedom, but what about the whole thing that they are crowdsourcing?
The first words of the campaign mail were "Libre silicon anyone?", and the campaign material suggests that they know the difference between "open" and what people have been calling "libre", but you should just ask them anyway.
Paul
Just asked, hope to get a positive response!