Kids don't care that a Broadcom SoC powers the RPi, nor do they care about kernel level nuances. I believe you've conflated the interests of a minority hacker community with the RPi Foundation's overarching mission of making an affordable compute platform accessible to those who otherwise can't afford one for the purpose of furthering the advancement of education.
O_o Well, I really don't know what to say to you, if your ever in Seattle gimme a holler and I'll introduce you to a room full of kids who are not fans of low quality, closed software.
