The laptops recommended by the FSF are refurbished devices that come with up to 3GB RAM and a modern wireless card, for a more than acceptable price. The real issue is that they are out of stock without any information given on when new devices might be available, making this an academic discussion at best...
While I consider the idea of a new fully open laptop a brilliant one, I wonder why it should come with Ubuntu instead of a fully free distribution (I'm thinking of GNewSense for instance - I know it's not usable on everyday hardware, but in this case...).
While I consider the idea of a new fully open laptop a brilliant one, I wonder why it should come with Ubuntu instead of a fully free distribution (I'm thinking of GNewSense for instance - I know it's not usable on everyday hardware, but in this case...).
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