On: ' first' open-source ARMv9 motherboard surfaces – ...

[Hizonner]

> By that logic any OSHW project using integrated circuits is closed-source.

There are degrees to things. It's not cool to try to claim the prestige of "open source" when the entire board is nothing but a vehicle for your very-much-closed processor design.

[rbanffy → Hizonner]

> when the entire board is nothing but a vehicle

You can get the board design and order it manufactured yourself, or you can change it to suit a different processor that's more open.