W dniu czwartek, 24 listopada 2016 21:06:45 UTC+1 użytkownik Jean-Philippe 
Ouellet napisał:
> On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Grzesiek Chodzicki
> <grzegorz.chodzi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > W dniu czwartek, 24 listopada 2016 20:53:08 UTC+1 użytkownik 
> > rspei...@gmail.com napisał:
> >> I am interested in purchasing the Purism Librem 13 laptop and noticed that 
> >> it was supported for Qubes R3.x but not R4.x.
> >>
> >> Is this because of some hardware issues or because R4.x hasn't been 
> >> released yet? Would it make sense to wait for R4.x before purchasing?
> >
> > Definitely wait for 4.X
> 
> Why? I don't see the logic for that...
> 
> I can't envision hardware support regressions on a laptop that (afaik
> at least one?) of the devs use as their primary machine.
> 
> AFAIK the librem isn't certified for Qubes 4 because it lacks open
> firmware which is one of the requiements to be certified for qubes 4
> [1], but no machine currently meets those, and librem hardware won't
> magically degrade itself with the passage of time in qubes-land.
> 
> IMO if it meets your needs now, it will continue to meet your needs then...
> 
> [1]: https://www.qubes-os.org/news/2016/07/21/new-hw-certification-for-q4/

Because we have no idea when 4.X is going to be released and until then a 
better option might present itself. Librem laptops are imho a bit overpriced 
for the hardware you get.

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