> chaosmonk Doesn't every recent AMD/Nvidia graphic card require > proprietary firmwares for 3D accel?
I think so. > EVERY device that runs Trisquel you stick PCI or USB card if you want > WI-FI period. Yes, and I have had great results with PCI and very poor results with USB. > How this works out? "freedom-wise" every ARM device is better than > Intel/AMD (no ME, PSP, FSP...) It's true that x86 is a dead end. The decade-old laptops that support libreboot are the best we're getting specification-wise. That's why I said that I'm glad to see exploration of alternative architectures. I hope to eventually see non-x86 laptops that are better than the aging librebootable ThinkPads, but it doesn't seem like we're there yet: RAM - X200: up to 8GB - Pinebook: 2GB CPU - X200: at least 2.4 GHz - Pinebook: 1.2 GHz Graphics - X200: 3D acceleration works with free software - Pinebook: 3D acceleration requires proprietary software WiFi - X200: PCI or USB with free software - Pinebook: USB only with free software To clarify, I'm not against ARM, or against buying a lower-spec computer for the sake of freedom (I preordered* an EOMA68 computer card, which is as slow as the Pinebook and will also lack free 3D acceleration and require USB WiFi). I wish that the Pine64 were as freedom-focused as the EOMA68 campaign, but I still hope that they, and other ARM (or PowerPC or RISC-V) projects are successful, because in the long-term we do need to replace x86. * who knows if I'll ever see it though...
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