As i did write I get pissed when two parts are fighting and have the
potential of destroying them self because of..... what I see is something
small. It seems to be more under the surface then the text I have been
reading here. In fights people go in defense and is attacking and often is
hiding what they did or said wrong. In a fight you have to beat your
opponent. Im maybe wrong but for me the hardest thing them Im in a argument
is to come clean and say "I said this because something in me wanted to hurt
you..." or "That was a lie i consciously said" or "I twisted the facts to
win" or whatever. People believe its a sign of weakness but I think it is
stronger. As saying "i'm a drug addict and I need help because I cant get out
of it by my self" or continue using drugs.
Think Penguin is great for people who want a store with new hardware and
people to replace proprietary hardware as wifi or buy a printer that dont
need proprietary software to work.
Minifree is great because it is funding the development of Libreboot. Many
people have seen the news of FSF certified laptops and got their eyes open
and now see the difference between open source and free software.
As you say Libreboot is a dead end on the x86 platform but now it is starting
to get in to ARM. I see Libreboot as a good foundation. For most people over
5 year old laptop maybe dont is so tempting but their Think Penguin comes in
the picture, and with lot better performance. Pros and cons with both
alternatives.
Both you two are doing a great job and you are showing the way and giving
people choice. I give you big thumbs up. Think Penguin or Minifree isnt the
libre answer _right now_ but you two are walking different roads but they
lead to the same goal. What will popup around next corner on your roads?
Maybe Libreboot have inspired someone creating a new computer that is 100%
libre running Libreboot that Think Penguin can sell? The future will tell.
