-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/27/2017 01:41 PM, Merlin Büge wrote: > On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:26:56 -0600 > Timothy Pearson <[email protected]> wrote: > > <snip> > >>> Core 2 duo is more than a decade old and I think that it should be >>> good enough for a lot of tasks. >>> >>> Andrés >>> >> >> Something to think about: have you tried developing modern software on >> that Core 2 Duo? Are you OK with only having hardware that can >> consume software (libre or not) that was created (compiled) on more >> powerful, non-free systems? > > I think the need for libre hardware platforms in the range of a Core 2 > Duo is as strong as the need for libre platforms capable of compiling > big software projects.
Fair enough. I wouldn't even be bringing this up except for the fact that we're in the final stages of losing access to development-class libre systems for "normal people" (non-corporate entities), and this has introduced an interesting philosophical dilemma on the nature of libre software. As always, I appreciate the insight from this list! - -- Timothy Pearson Raptor Engineering +1 (415) 727-8645 (direct line) +1 (512) 690-0200 (switchboard) https://www.raptorengineering.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJYi6sMAAoJEK+E3vEXDOFb88AH/0/ZlhCyVat6WfzN8nNhKY7c hpgi7ZrbWOMePKZI5HS5k0qa9n/8k7Lyelmi0qrnv+/v+6T4Ave/jkZOdlAN/Z6O t1fj003GNvnL4Gks6v7A/wGxibfVLNX6Kk8T/Z6+Vk69b0KAqtJm2e2CB5bhewzC NvkqgWYIGpKJMOLDZ5YCrYXOHZQre55Civreze9Y14LjPZOLXeuEg/ZlijJPpESk nJhU2+G36BgVE/hiS2gAkZVfsRY09iFdc7byDJ16AldESRB+M+eGg5I4OpN//HT/ YlEygkxW1VLSxPU0bnxNO1AfMTQK6LqUfdyZ9jD8crTYFVocS30Qw6cwo9odpFA= =hRin -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- coreboot mailing list: [email protected] https://www.coreboot.org/mailman/listinfo/coreboot
