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It solves bug #1 This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any p

by meruru 8y ago

It solves bug #1 This bug is widely evident in the PC industry. Steps to repeat: 1. Visit a local PC store. 2. Attempt to buy a machine without any proprietary software. What happens: Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be proprietary. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1

masklinn 8y ago
> It solves bug #1 It doesn't do so anymore than ubuntu already does.
- meruru 8y ago
  It does so more directly by being a PC without Microsoft Windows pre-installed or proprietary BIOS. Almost always, a majority of PCs for sale have Microsoft Windows pre-installed. In the rare cases that they come with a GNU/Linux operating system or no operating system at all, the drivers and BIOS may be proprietary. Ubuntu helped enable Purism to exist and they are great for that too.
  - masklinn 8y ago
    > It does so more directly by being a PC without Microsoft Windows pre-installed or proprietary BIOS. Ah, so it does so by redefining the inconvenient bits completely out of bug #1.
    - meruru 8y ago
      I don't understand what you're saying and to be honest I don't care. All I wanted to say is that people should support Purism because they value FOSS principles. Sorry if I was too obtuse.
      - JohnFen 8y ago
        > people should support Purism because they value FOSS principles That is a huge point in their favor, but it alone is insufficient. People should support Purism because they find the project desirable in addition to agreeing with their FOSS principles.