I'm amused by System76's decision to ship non-free hardware with their systems.

I mean, if I need to install proprietary drivers on a GNU/Linux system, then I may as well buy a computer from Dell or HP. Why should I buy from System76? System76 are shooting themselves in the foot, and are misses the point of running GNU/Linux in the first place: freedom.

If they were serious about respecting their users freedom, they would be doing what Mr. Waid is doing at ThinkPenguin, i.e. shipping liberated hardware.

Fortunately, he is somewhat capitalizing on System76's incompetence, so all the more power to him.

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