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Mostly, I think FSF's original ideas have been achieved. It is possible today to buy a machine running entirely free software. Major problem now is that such ma
by marcodiego 6y ago
Mostly, I think FSF's original ideas have been achieved. It is possible today to buy a machine running entirely free software. Major problem now is that such machine is either expensive or old.
It looks like the focus now should turn to hardware. The world needs a free hardware foundation today just like it needed FSF in the 80's.
- fimpartners 6y agoVery good point (on hardware). Although on software, I think it will always be a never ending battle - we should never get complacent
- mdpopescu 6y agoI would refer you to my previous comment but - for once! - I don't want to be an asshole. (Plus, dang would probably ban me.) This is possible in the same way as it's possible to build a nuclear weapon in a garage. There is no theoretical barrier, but out of 7-8 billion people, I'm betting the number of those who actually did it is a close approximation of zero. Where, exactly, are you going to buy a regular personal computer that comes with free - LIBRE - software in BIOS, microcode, TPM, video card, network card, and finally OS? Asking for a friend.
- marcodiego 6y agoDon't know if these ticks all the boxes, but I'd start looking for here: https://ryf.fsf.org/ https://ryf.fsf.org/
- the_af 6y agoSome of the original ideas might have been achieved, but they are constantly under attack one way or the other -- some more brutal, some more indirect. There is a war going on against General Purpose Computing, and walled gardens have become the norm. We need the FSF -- or something like it -- more than ever.