Also, speaking of Pine64, another user pointed out that it’s most likely that they’re just comprised of one or a number of Chinese manufacturers that operate under that name in the West. Which if true, I think it’s kind of sad, because you know they’re only doing that because Westerners, including the open source community, basically distrusts all Chinese contributions, you know, even though their stuff is open source and you can just check for anything suspicious, which is one of the major pillars of open source.
If true, I didn’t know that and it’s sad indeed. I actually own some Pine64 hardware because I think their cause is great and I’m a free/libre software enthusiast myself. They shipped it to me from a factory in Hong Kong.
Now that you mentioned it, in the beginning of the year I remember they were telling people that they’re unable to produce or ship anything because the chinese government issued a lockdown and they even posted an image of a letter they got in the mail (which was in chinese but they translated it) telling them to stay inside until further notice. Also every year around chinese new years they halt production.
EDIT: Also, also when I ordered I had to send the money to China.
Also, speaking of Pine64, another user pointed out that it’s most likely that they’re just comprised of one or a number of Chinese manufacturers that operate under that name in the West. Which if true, I think it’s kind of sad, because you know they’re only doing that because Westerners, including the open source community, basically distrusts all Chinese contributions, you know, even though their stuff is open source and you can just check for anything suspicious, which is one of the major pillars of open source.
If true, I didn’t know that and it’s sad indeed. I actually own some Pine64 hardware because I think their cause is great and I’m a free/libre software enthusiast myself. They shipped it to me from a factory in Hong Kong.
Now that you mentioned it, in the beginning of the year I remember they were telling people that they’re unable to produce or ship anything because the chinese government issued a lockdown and they even posted an image of a letter they got in the mail (which was in chinese but they translated it) telling them to stay inside until further notice. Also every year around chinese new years they halt production.
EDIT: Also, also when I ordered I had to send the money to China.