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The Raspberry Pi isn't open source. Broadcom only releases their firmware as binaries.

• peter_retief 9y ago
  I know, it is a concern, the hardware is as open and there is work afoot to release a completely open source pi, not sure how far they have got
  • jononor 9y ago
    No the hardware is not open, there are no released schematics or layouts, and you cannot buy the chips from Broadcom.
  • comeonnowreally 9y ago
    I'd be very surprised if Broadcom released the source code for their firmware. It would probably have to be a complete rewrite from reverse engineered specifications, like the original IBM PC BIOS was cloned. Except a lot more difficult as these firmwares are comparatively huge.
    • peter_retief 9y ago
      I agree, though I did see some interesting projects, I don't have time to get involved though