> Hi Folks,
>
> I wanted to just drop a quick note that we're making *great* progress
> toward having early 96Boards "Cello" boards for Fedora enablement
> purposes. These are (AArch64) AMD Seattle based boards:
>
> http://www.lenovator.com/product/103.html
>
> These are SBSA/SBBR compliant boards that (from a software point of
> view) look just like ARM servers. They're also low-ish cost (for a
> server - $300+the cost of RAM and disk, etc.). Yes, they're not in a
> standard ATX form factor. We know this. Before you rant about that,
> consider that the goal here is to give developers a tiny board on their
> desk that happens to meet the software requirements for server - we all
> hope there will be many more server platforms that are ATX size soon.
>
> We ought to be in a very solid position to be able to support these
> quickly in Fedora. I've got plans in place to get some early boards to
> key folks needed to make that happen. I've also previously booted Fedora
> on an early board with a couple of tweaks that need cleanup. I'll
> followup with details, and with the individuals who are getting early
> boards (they know who they are) to help get this moving.
This is good news, especially that they are non-junk SBSA/SBBR-
compliant boards[1].
I ordered one of these the day they were announced. Any idea when
they'll be delivered :-?
Rich.
[1] My rant and your talk:
https://rwmj.wordpress.com/2016/03/09/linaro-connect-jon-masters-talking-about-the-importance-of-standards/
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