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Comment by Hahl

7 years ago

You should probably check this project, the EOMA68 (Embedded Open Modular Architecture): https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop

The computer is actually like a computer card, that you can slide into different devices. A lot of parts like for example the casing for the laptop "case" are 3D printable.

The computer card is 65$ and then you can print your own laptop or you can buy the parts from them. If something breaks, print your own replacement part.

The icing on the cake: The "Respects Your Freedom hardware product certification" ("currently in progress with no known blockers") from the FSF for the version with Parabola preinstalled.

https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/support-the-libre-tea-co...

They commit to being fully Libre and want to go beyond this by:

" [...] providing full CAD files, schematics, and datasheets for all the parts (without NDAs) as well as having the 3D CAD files for the casework as a completely open GPLv3+ licensed project right from its inception. In addition, all firmware and kernel sources are GPL-licensed and will always remain so, and have been vetted in advance and do not contain any copyright violations or proprietary license-violating blobs (an extremely common practice nowadays)."

Another of their focuses is the environment.

The EOMA68 Standard: https://elinux.org/Embedded_Open_Modular_Architecture/EOMA68