cnx say it is expected to be open hardware.[1] if true this would make it a pretty big deal. sata also.
also this is no 'scam' project..
>the cubieboard (intended as BeagleBone competitor) and that aliexpress shop are both from Tom Cubie (aka hipboi). Also the author of the initial u-boot/mmc for sunxi and the software engineer at Allwinner Tech who GPLed the code released by QWare.[1]
assuming this is accurate, this puts him in a pretty good position to support it.
Fwiw, I have Linux running on my a10 tablet and it runs pretty well.. obviously a light weight desktop.. ff runs well on most sites, although there is slow down on complex sites eg. engadget
there is some linux support for the gpu, but not the video acceleration (hopefully, 'yet').
also this is no 'scam' project..
>the cubieboard (intended as BeagleBone competitor) and that aliexpress shop are both from Tom Cubie (aka hipboi). Also the author of the initial u-boot/mmc for sunxi and the software engineer at Allwinner Tech who GPLed the code released by QWare.[1]
assuming this is accurate, this puts him in a pretty good position to support it.
Fwiw, I have Linux running on my a10 tablet and it runs pretty well.. obviously a light weight desktop.. ff runs well on most sites, although there is slow down on complex sites eg. engadget
there is some linux support for the gpu, but not the video acceleration (hopefully, 'yet').
1. http://www.cnx-software.com/2012/08/31/49-cubieboard-allwinn...