Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 21:36:43 +0000 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: Emmanuel Vadot <manu@bidouilliste.net> Cc: Paul Mather <paul@gromit.dlib.vt.edu>, freebsd-arm <freebsd-arm@freebsd.org>, Robert Clausecker <fuz@fuz.su>, freebsd-arch <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: arm64 as Tier 1 for FreeBSD 13 Message-ID: <84926.1580333803@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: <20200129222907.3ccaf4c23fe8509e3f9cdfe4@bidouilliste.net> References: <CAPyFy2Aa6Uj0nyQ1Y_KPLd7%2BROJ4xW5i-SpctV1sRVK_BivPHw@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2D91v7SwjZOgMG0a9V%2BH6GVCF8NHKp341N8mwnCvA71cA@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2BP3hFHuFJyo2M-5pc0%2BCmRiyym1TZ81P5xicR4zED1JQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPyFy2BXWPVOJo%2BGOf83sZFrPHE80-QvdHeWrhi%2BTdj0KDnThg@mail.gmail.com> <17938.1575444597@critter.freebsd.dk> <20191204092402.GA82492@fuz.su> <D140BA2A-71F3-4574-9015-675950705AF2@gromit.dlib.vt.edu> <78425.1580332298@critter.freebsd.dk> <20200129222907.3ccaf4c23fe8509e3f9cdfe4@bidouilliste.net>
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-------- In message <20200129222907.3ccaf4c23fe8509e3f9cdfe4@bidouilliste.net>, Emm= anuel Vadot writes: >> RPi's are a LOT easier to get hold of for hackers and in particular >> for educators. > > In what way ? > Real answer only. 1. Schools can get them through their usual suppliers of educational material, with a pretty decent discount, and with educational courses and materials, pretty much ready to go. 2. Most "maker-space" atuned electronics pushers carry them. 3. Big electronics pushers carry them. In re 1-3: No customs processing of shipment involved. 4. Cost, including shipping is below "trivial" threshold in most organizations. -- = Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe = Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence= .
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