On Tue, May 16, 2017 at 03:44:36PM +0100, akhiezer wrote: > > - open hardware too, o/c (risc-v &c). (& readily-attainable, & for >> > short-term). > > (There's a project here to build clfs-embedded on risc-v hardware; & > incorp into book release if pssbl.) >
Any move away from a monolithic infrastructure, provided it includes libre software[1], is welcome and should be encouraged. The problem, at least for desktop / laptop users, is that each new release of a compiler is slower. I spent some time building on ppc and then ppc64, but in the meantime x86 moved forward each year in terms of memory types and speeds and what was buildable in a reasonable time on x86, even on old hardware, took forever by the time I gave up. The other problem, of course, is the cost - non mass-market hardware doesn't benefit from econmies of scale. So yes, I would like to get away from the built-in backdoors in the hardware, but I don't see that happening any time soon :-( 1. I think that the Raspberry Pi is heading that way, but I'm not sure it is there yet (graphics), and anyway it is a bit underpowered for desktop usage. ĸen -- I live in a city. I know sparrows from starlings. After that everything is a duck as far as I'm concerned. -- Monstrous Regiment -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page Do not top post on this list. A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style
