Re: [fsf-community-team] [HELP!] Apple iPad press work

[Blaise Alleyne]

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> What state is the hardware endorsement programme? As I'm not aware of
> 100% free software tablets. The Nokia N900 is essentially Debian by all
> reports, but has non-free components to make key aspects work. I'm not
> clear where Android standard in this regard.

Android has many non-free components as well, but the remaining proprietary dependancies to run it are fewer (check out the Replicant Project). Maemo (the distribution that the N900 uses) has a community effort underway to make another distro, Mer, without most of the proprietary dependancies I think. Maemo/Mer is Debian under the hood, but there's a very finger-friendly touchscreen GUI layer.

Nokia calls the N900 an Internet tablet, but as a small tablet, it's more in the iPhone category of products than the iPad. But, I think that Maemo/Mer could be useful if/when it can run on larger tablets (e.g. Lenovo's new IdeaPad U1, or something a little more accessible than an iPad...).

Point is, I don't think we have any tablets that are 100% free, but there are some useful pieces coming together...