On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 13:57:55 +0200, Adam wrote in message <[email protected]>:
> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 01:37:04AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > On Sun, 23 Jul 2017 01:12:52 +0200 > > Dragan FOSS <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Average yearly income per-capita in Sub-Saharan Africa is $2,041.00 > > per year: > > > > If somebody in Africa manages to cannibalize a few Pentiums, mix and > > match parts to produce a functional computer, and find a way to > > afford the 300 watts it costs to run it for an hour or so a week, > > such a person would be mighty thankful for a good 32 bit Linux. > > At this time, a semi-modern machine doesn't cost anything more, and > has an edge of drastically lower power and support costs, in addition > to being far more capable. > > Restoring old gear is an expensive hobby. Poor kids in Africa can't > afford that. And since they need computers for utilitarian reasons, > hobbies shouldn't be a priority. ..agreed, e.g. Raspberry Pi type hardware is far more useful, off grid they'll need batteries and solar panels or wind mills for 24/7 power. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
