Re: [DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-14 Thread Steve Litt
On Tue, 14 Nov 2017 17:03:54 -0500 "taii...@gmx.com" wrote: > On 11/14/2017 04:19 AM, Edward Bartolo wrote: > > > To me, these prices look more like a 'polite' extortion for the > > 'obsessed' and gullible. > I can't understand as to why everyone always compares the pricing

Re: [DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-14 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/14/2017 04:19 AM, Edward Bartolo wrote: To me, these prices look more like a 'polite' extortion for the 'obsessed' and gullible. I can't understand as to why everyone always compares the pricing to that of a daily browsing computer and not intel/amd's high end server offerings where the

[DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-14 Thread Edward Bartolo
Quote from Steve Litt: << We all have our priorities, and for each of us, money's one of them. I'm not willing to pay $4800.00 for a computer that eliminates every last attack vector. >> I think, this neatly summarises the sentiments of many users of GNU/Linux. These prices are too hefty for

Re: [DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-13 Thread Steve Litt
On Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:25:31 -0500 "taii...@gmx.com" wrote: > Of course - which is why I mentioned the x86-64 D8 and D16 - which > while slower than POWER 9 are still quite fast with a $40 16 core > CPU. You could build a complete setup for around $500 - at least I > did.

Re: [DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-13 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 11/12/2017 09:06 PM, Steve Litt wrote: On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:03:32 -0500 "taii...@gmx.com" wrote: In case you don't notice my reply (but please keep replies on the ML so everyone sees :D) OK, here it is... On 11/09/2017 12:32 PM, Steve Litt wrote: [snip] After

Re: [DNG] Libre computers (as I see you don't like ME/PSP) they exist!

2017-11-13 Thread Steve Litt
On Fri, 10 Nov 2017 22:03:32 -0500 "taii...@gmx.com" wrote: > In case you don't notice my reply (but please keep replies on the ML > so everyone sees :D) OK, here it is... > > On 11/09/2017 12:32 PM, Steve Litt wrote: [snip] > > After Rick's posted Minix on Intel article,