FreeBSD is supported by a number of ARM-based small systems, including Raspberry Pi. Could someone try installing FreeBSD on libre.computer devices, see if it boots, then check a few functions like the crypto subsystem, GPIO, ethernet, and video playback? I’m happy to help work on support for peripherals, but I want to know that the system boots first.
We don’t support FreeBSD.
The hardware, or the company? Do you mean that FreeBSD doesn’t work on this hardware at all, or merely that you’re unable to provide technical customer service if someone has FreeBSD-related questions?
- FreeBSD, the OS is not supported. Upstreaming Linux support per product cost hundreds of thousands to million. FreeBSD is not a large enough market for us to invest in.
- We don’t provide technical or customer service for people who need FreeBSD. FreeBSD is licensed under non-GPL so improvements to software is not required to be disclosed. This makes the effort difficult to justify since it does not coincide with our goals of upstream.