via manufacturer emails on entirely free software mainboard

This post is an extract from emails I had with via about free software mainboards.

I had noticed that via provides linux drivers for some of their mainboards. Without expecting any reaction from via, I wrote them an email asking why they do not manufacture an entirely free software mainboard?

To my surprice I got a reply from via. It was short. The via representative agreed he could not provide an entirely free software mainboard. But he added, I do not think any manufacturer can.
That shows how little attention they have on the subject. They do not even consider there a computer users who want a free software mainboard and cannot get it.

As a follow up I send another email containing further concrete questions. Again I had to resend the email several times before I got a returning email.

I wrote him that I wanted to know if via can build an entirely free software mainboard?
If via had tried to assert if there is a marked for entirely free software mainboard?

I wrote him that I do not care about mainboard performance. I would put free software support above performance.
Further I wrote him that without any statistical documentation, I would estimate a possible sale of something between hundred thousands and a couple of millions free software mainboards. Based on the millions of gnulinux users that know about the importance of free software.

I asked via to answer whether they cannot get all source code to manufacturer an entirely free software mainboard or they are being pressured to only sell mainboards with non free drivers? They latter I know they would never acknowledge.

In the answering via email the representative said, he now understands what kind of mainboard I want.
He writes there are no plans to make one. About why they do not make one, he asks me to understand that he is unable to answer.
I cannot determine if he just does not know. Or he knows why but for policy or business reasons cannot tell.

My conclusion is, he had no knowledge about the matter of an entirely free software mainboard or he is only a downstream person. He does not know what mainboards are underway is his company. He is told when they are ready. And he is then going to sell them.