bunnie didn't pull that off. I don't remember the exact details, but there was some piece of hardware on that machine that kept the FSF from endorsing it, as well as an additional piece of hardware (perhaps the GPU?) that bunnie said the FSF hadn't even considered such that he didn't pursue the endorsement any further.
Also, the Novena isn't really a laptop, but more like an all-in-one with a hydraulic arm that raises the screen while exposing all the innards to the open air to accommodate tinkerers. The laptop bunnie offered was somewhere around $5,000 with an enclosure made of wood that was designed by a guest artist. I don't remember the final tally but I think there were less than 10 built, and that was it.
The Novena has a Xilinix FPGA that can only be programmed using proprietary software. I own a Novena and only run free software so I don't use that component at all.
Also, the Novena isn't really a laptop, but more like an all-in-one with a hydraulic arm that raises the screen while exposing all the innards to the open air to accommodate tinkerers. The laptop bunnie offered was somewhere around $5,000 with an enclosure made of wood that was designed by a guest artist. I don't remember the final tally but I think there were less than 10 built, and that was it.