The answer is in the comments on the kickstarter page: [1] > @dean blackketter The Omega2 uses the MT7688 580MHz MIPS processor. MediaTek is notoriously hosti

The answer is in the comments on the kickstarter page: [1] > @dean blackketter The Omega2 uses the MT7688 580MHz MIPS processor. MediaTek is notoriously hostile to the open source community [2] [3]. The Omega (the previous board by onion.io) uses a Qualcomm Atheros AR9331 [4] which is very well supported by open source, so their decision to ditch that chip and go with MediaTek is questionable in the IoT space. [1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-computer-with-wi-fi-powered-by-linux/comments https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onion/omega2-5-iot-comp... [2] http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/209221-next-cyanogen-phone-canceled-mediatek-probably-to-blame http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/209221-next-cyanogen-phone... [3] http://www.gizchina.com/2014/03/24/mediatek-dont-share-source-code/ http://www.gizchina.com/2014/03/24/mediatek-dont-share-sourc... [4] Technical Details of the Omega 1: https://wiki.onion.io/Documentation/Hardware/Omega-Hardware#technical-specifications https://wiki.onion.io/Documentation/Hardware/Omega-Hardware#...