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Is it well supported by the kernel and upstream? Or are devs going to be left twisting in the wind like nearly every other offbrand ARM SBC? I don't have to wo
by bitwize 1y ago
Is it well supported by the kernel and upstream? Or are devs going to be left twisting in the wind like nearly every other offbrand ARM SBC?
I don't have to worry about getting even my freakin' 12-yo Raspberry Pi 1 going with newer software than it was originally built to handle. But the Chinese Gooseberry Pi that seemed like such a bargain on AliExpress, esp. considering the price-performance ratio, is a complete crapshoot.
It's pretty amazing what the Raspberry Pi Foundation has achieved in terms of software support and platform longevity in a world seemingly dedicated to bedroom experiments that are bound to eventually end up in a drawer or landfill. I'm old enough to remember the Gumstix and SheevaPlug, and those had these problems too.