That's the biggest problem with these boards, not just OrangePi, but most of of these SBCs. The ecosystem and development support leaves a lot to be desired. The community size is not comparable with what Raspbery Pi has and it shows.
I have the original BananaPi and unless you are willing to do a lot of Linux hacking, it is most often not worth the hassle over RasPi. E.g. in the case of this Orange Pi most people don't need the 64bit performance, moreover the board still has only 1GB of RAM, so the advantage of a 64bit CPU being able to access more RAM is not going to be used here.
Yes, Raspberry Pi is slower, doesn't have all the cool peripherals, but the ecosystem is much better. A fast CPU means little if you can't get a driver that you need working or a kernel hasn't been ported to your board ... Having to hunt stuff down on some Chinese forum is not fun.
I have the original BananaPi and unless you are willing to do a lot of Linux hacking, it is most often not worth the hassle over RasPi. E.g. in the case of this Orange Pi most people don't need the 64bit performance, moreover the board still has only 1GB of RAM, so the advantage of a 64bit CPU being able to access more RAM is not going to be used here.
Yes, Raspberry Pi is slower, doesn't have all the cool peripherals, but the ecosystem is much better. A fast CPU means little if you can't get a driver that you need working or a kernel hasn't been ported to your board ... Having to hunt stuff down on some Chinese forum is not fun.