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The cheap Chinese stuff has always been there: Banana Pi, Orange Pi, etc. It's an open-source SBC and even with all the other cheaper/higher capacity/faster alt
by yardie 5y ago
The cheap Chinese stuff has always been there: Banana Pi, Orange Pi, etc. It's an open-source SBC and even with all the other cheaper/higher capacity/faster alternatives available I chose the Raspberry Pi because I believe in the mission.
- zozbot234 5y agoMost of these 'cheap' SBCs are not supported by the mainline kernel or even by bootloaders such as u-boot. Which means you're stuck with a hacked-together Linux image, and no way to update or replace it. By contrast, the latest Raspbian release has replaced many formerly proprietary components with open ones. This involves some temporary breakage for existing users, but also improves support throughout the ecosystem.