> On 31 Jul 2021, at 04:09, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> wrote: > > wirelessd...@gmail.com said on Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:02:59 +1000 > >>> On 30 Jul 2021, at 05:15, Steve Litt <sl...@troubleshooters.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Riccardo Mottola said on Thu, 29 Jul 2021 16:07:11 +0200 >>> >>>> Sometimes you can find another card, but that is not always >>>> possible. Rarely you can know exactly what is inside a Laptop on >>>> beforehand. >>> >>> Riccardo, >>> >>> You just reminded me that I always recommend having a known good, >>> doesn't-need-drivers wifi dongle on hand for those times when your >>> laptop's wifi won't work during installation. Some are made for the >>> Raspberry Pi: I'd guess that those would work on pretty much any >>> hardware. >>> >>> SteveT >> >> The FSF publishes a list of Linux-compatible hardware at >> https://ryf.fsf.org > > Yeahhhhh, that ain't gonna fly with most people's budgets. The Talos II > Lite mobo costs $1,788. That's 90% of the whole 6 core, 12 thread, > 64GB, 14TB 7200 with 2TB booter nvme computer with power supply and > case. The all-free 2TB nvme offering is $1,079, rather than the $420 I > paid for my 2TB nvme. > > I've found similar problems with System76 and most of the other Linux > pre-loaded computers. Pure openness is a rich man's sport. > > SteveT
Unfortunate, but all too true. And unlikely to change any time soon while most people are ignorant of the problems with non-free software/hardware. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
