This is no longer strictly Arduino, since the processor is embedded directly in the circuitry
Yes it is. Arduino is not the board alone, it is the PCB, the IDE, the forum, the website and the bootloader. You're only missing one of those 
This is no longer strictly Arduino, since the processor is embedded directly in the circuitry
Yes it is. Arduino is not the board alone, it is the PCB, the IDE, the forum, the website and the bootloader. You're only missing one of those