Comments by "Anony Mousse" (@anon_y_mousse) on "Time to Dump the Raspberry Pi!" video.

Technically they don't call it Raspbian anymore, they've rebranded it as Raspberry Pi OS. Also it is a normal build of Linux as it just requires either cross compiling, or if you're a masochist compiling on the target hardware. Remember that most of the kernel is written in C, so merely compiling for a different platform is a normal build process. However, all that said I'm glad that they're shooting themselves in the foot as I've always hated ARM chips and wished that everything RISC-based would just disappear because it's inferior technology. Anyone who ever has to hand write something in assembly should agree, not to mention compiler and VM authors, if they're not a masochist that is.
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@LivingLinux They're pretty far from being real competition at this point, even amongst other RISC-based processors, but because of the shortages with RPi's we're seeing a resurgence of NUC's and other small form factor x86-based PC's. The Steam Deck is a huge boon to good tech and the next 5 to 10 years will tell me whether I should be optimistic or not.
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@LivingLinux No, a future product and proposed development board do not make for a viable alternative. After all, there already exist many ARM-based boards that were supposed to be competition for RPi that just flopped. It's bad enough we have these slow, clunky chips in nearly every mobile device, but the thought of them taking over the desktop drives me nuts.
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@LivingLinux No, you mentioned products that have not shipped, don't try and clown on the unfinished one which has. Intel isn't the only manufacturer of x86 chips, and AMD has made great strides in producing mobile capable chips that still perform well for desktop use. There's a reason so many mobile devices use AMD chips. Although, I wouldn't mind if a new manufacturer cropped up with a new CISC design, because a from the ground up design could fix a lot of the problems that exist due to backwards compatibility. Problems that exist with ARM chips and hopefully RISC-V won't have, but they'll still be RISC-based chips. So, time will tell.
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@LivingLinux Right, so first reports equals widespread shipments. Got it. Also, SBC's are niche, and like I said, there's been plenty of competition there and they've all failed to unseat the Pi, and they all suck for desktop and portable usage. A hobby toy isn't going to replace the usecase that the majority of people use a computer for. Even for the minority of users it won't be the sole device used. What we really need is a new CISC processor that's not backwards compatible with x86.
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@natefox6681 That's a stupid interpretation. Loads of companies are investing in it because it's cheaper, and they've been fooled by the propaganda into thinking it's better. And you know what, unless someone grows a brain and creates a real competitor for x86 that is CISC-based, we're all going to be stuck with these inferior chips for many years. Not that I'd expect you to understand what I mean here.
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