On 11/14/2013 06:38 PM, ron minnich wrote:
Then the problem is not that people don't care. Any plans for a quad-core
chromebook in the near future?
Actually, thinking about this, now I disagree with you. People do
care. But they don't care enough to make it the highest priority.
Your priorities are something like this:
backlit keyboard
Al. case
upgradable ram
upgradeable 2.5" storage
... other stuff
coreboot
No currently sold coreboot laptop can meet all those requirements. You
can get upgradeable (acer c710) but not alum. case. You can get alum.
case but not upgradeable. In any event, however, coreboot is far down
on your list.
If your list read as
coreboot
etc. etc.
Then it would be clear: that kind of openness is a high enough
priority that you'll give up other wants for it. But, clearly, it's
not. Other things come first.
You are not alone; but, that said, it's the problem we've been
fighting all along. People don't care enough about coreboot to put it
first.They have other wants, and they'll accept closed, locked-down
systems to get those wants.
ron
You make a very good point; however, I think we can all agree usability
comes before novelty, no matter how much in love we are with novelty.
I think, I would classify the usability priorities in the following order:
1. All the software I use for work is linux-based => It needs to run
linux. (usually a non-problem)
1b. I use linux => no linux-unfriendly hardware => no nvidia graphics.
2. I often use my laptop in poorly lit environments => backlit keyboard.
3. I crunch data often => full-sized keyboard with number pad.
4. I use my laptop for long periods of time, and can't re-adjust the
screen every time I stretch => IPS display.
5. I am seldom near an ethernet port => great WiFi performance.
And the novelty priorities in this order:
1. It needs to be FLOSS-friendly => coreboot.
2. Nice to have hardware from a FLOSS-friendly chain of vendors => AMD
stuff.
3. Less blobs is better.
4. Needs to look cool => Al/Mg case and/or frame.
I would stick an Intel system if it ran coreboot off the factory floor,
but the usability will always come first. I know I sound like one of
those old men who think they have everything figured out, but when you
consider I spend 12+ hours a day in front of the laptop, everything
needs to be just perfect. If I got one of the currently available
coreboot solutions, I would probably make that 16+ hours a day in front
of the laptop.
Here's another idea. there are plenty of FLOSS-friendly manufacturers of
linux-preinstalled laptops. Why not introduce them to coreboot? I am
probably officially a broken record, aren't I?
Alex
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