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On 01/27/2017 01:41 PM, Merlin Büge wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2017 12:26:56 -0600 Timothy Pearson tpearson@raptorengineering.com wrote:
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Core 2 duo is more than a decade old and I think that it should be good enough for a lot of tasks.
Andrés
Something to think about: have you tried developing modern software on that Core 2 Duo? Are you OK with only having hardware that can consume software (libre or not) that was created (compiled) on more powerful, non-free systems?
I think the need for libre hardware platforms in the range of a Core 2 Duo is as strong as the need for libre platforms capable of compiling big software projects.
Fair enough. I wouldn't even be bringing this up except for the fact that we're in the final stages of losing access to development-class libre systems for "normal people" (non-corporate entities), and this has introduced an interesting philosophical dilemma on the nature of libre software.
As always, I appreciate the insight from this list!
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