I really want to see more RISC and alternative processor devices, might have to buy one of these to push the drive towards that kind of future where we don't just have only ARM and x86.
Not just a third option, but one that's properly open and modular. I hate that the only ISAs that are feasible right now are proprietary, and in the x86 case, include backdoor big brother systems by default.
Not saying I don't believe it but do you have any links to back up that claim?
They are probably referring to IME in Intel and PSP in AMD.
They are essentially blackboxes that have control over everything in our PCs and nobody including the OS has any visibility into what they do under the hood.
What will the real-world performance of a RISC-V Framework Laptop look like?
My guess is not fantastic. Here's an older version of the board the article mentioned, along with some benchmarks comparing it an RPI:
https://www.phoronix.com/review/visionfive2-riscv-benchmarks...
It performs pretty poorly compared to even equivalently cheap hardware (~100 USD).
We already have a bunch of SBCs with the same core, it's similar to the Raspberry Pi 3, probably a bit faster, but slower than the Pi 4.
See "VisionFive 2" review: https://youtu.be/ykKnc86UtXg
This is more up to date even though the board is much older.
I don't know who Linux is, but I hope he succeeds
I think Linux is a pretty cool guy, codes operating system and doesn't afraid of anything.
Including showing a well deserved middle finger to unfriendly graphics hardware manufacturers. This surely sends a message that warms hearts in the FOSS community, but also closes some doors where money counts, and I wish more people in the professional IT world had the same balls.
I too don't know who Linux is or if it's a he but apparently they don't like it if you don't use the right terms[1].
Does RISC-V have ACPI and UEFI?