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I think you're making adequate observations but missing the point. The Librem line of products are targeting a market niche of Free Software/Hardware, transpar
by sigg3 5y ago
I think you're making adequate observations but missing the point.
The Librem line of products are targeting a market niche of Free Software/Hardware, transparency and security.
If you're comparing to the offerings available in Best buy, you're probably not in the target audience.
Not sure why they sell the power adapter separately though. Judging by the Librem 14 page, the adapter is not sold separately, it's something you select while setting up the order..? Cf. https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-14/ https://shop.puri.sm/shop/librem-14/
- walrus01 5y agoI've been using FreeBSD since 1998 on the server side - and currently admin a large amount of Debian based infrastructure stuff - so I'm well aware of the philosophical GPL/LGPL/BSD related issues related to free software. And I admire what they're trying to do with this laptop. Being a start-up small hardware manufacturer in the same ecosystem with 500 pound behemoths like Microsoft selling Surface Books, and Dells and such, is a really hard position to be in. But I also believe that on the x86-64 platform, hardware will either stand on its own merits or it won't. There's no glossing over that some components on this thing are really not a good value for the money.
- turbinerneiter 5y agoThat depends on how you value openness. I'd happily pay a premium and accept older hardware if it gives me more openness. That's not to say that an old, slow wifi card doesn't bother me - but I don't think I will get a new gats wifi card with open firmware unless I pay the people who will work on it.
- flemhans 5y agoAren't you just making yourself a target by ordering from them? I know they have the add-on tamper seals, but if I was any agency, I'd make sure to monitor packages coming out of their warehouse.