From: deb@freebsd.org   
      
   Dear FreeBSD Community,   
      
   The FreeBSD Foundation is pleased to announce that Aleksandr Rybalko   
   has been awarded a grant to port FreeBSD to the Genesi Efika MX SmartBook   
   laptop and SmartTop nettop devices.   
      
   Both use the Freescale i.MX515, an ARM Cortex-A8 System-on-Chip (SoC).   
   These low power devices will provide convenient reference platforms   
   for FreeBSD on   
   ARM, as they are low-cost complete systems. The Smartbook includes a   
   10" display, 3G connectivity and a battery life of 6 to 8 hours for $199.   
      
   When this project is completed, it will be possible to run X11   
   applications on FreeBSD on the Efika, with full support for sound and   
   networking.  It will also make it much easier to support other   
   devices, such as some Android tablets, that ship with the i.MX515 SoC.   
      
   This project will be completed by the end of 2012.   
      
   The FreeBSD Foundation   
      
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