Free Software Foundation Endorses Its First Laptop

[mrugiero]

They can pay a programmer to do modifications for them. Problem solved!

The guy said he didn't want to derail more the thread. I respected this will and continued via PM. I reminded him of that option (or at least so I think, I had written a long answer before reading about him not wanting to keep the OT so I rewritten it as a PM, I might have forgotten some details in the way), if you are concerned about that, but please let that conversation end already (on this thread, I mean, maybe opening a thread for it makes sense).

[dee.]

That sounds great on paper until the real truth hits; most people do not know how to made source-level modifications to Coreboot. In fact, not just coreboot, but just about any FOSS software available.

They can pay a programmer to do modifications for them. Problem solved!

[dee.]

Are you aware that the Gnu is a phallic idol of Richard Stallman, and that he forbids the use of the phrase "open source", and acts like a thought-police on this in emails? And that he is indeed no proponent of freedom, and any hacker is only enslaved by his brainwashing, that even is feeble statements like "free is libre is beer is not open is".. grey and dull fantasyworld established by idolatry.

That is what happens to people who do not believe. They follow an idol, and it is Satan, and they are duped, having no knowledge of reality or how things really should be.

And a lot of them act like a pseudo-religious sect.


However it is not real religion.

A superordinate almighty concept, will establish natural behaviour, and real freedom.

God is almighty, and just.

Stallman was probably of those hackers who experimented with LSD in the time of its popularity. It seems to inspire phallic symbolism representing idolatry.

When he wears a tinfoil hat, many think its for fun, or cute, but it really just is the kind of bizarreness that comes with idolatry.

And the awful FSF song..

I?ve seen many people become Stooges by drug use, and this is quite similar.

Grow up, take responsibility as grown up persons, and as if it was code, it would have been patched out of the kernel a long time ago, for reasons of its obscurity.

Instead you can make a generalized version, even simple, well-understood as a beneficial arrangement: http://ovekarlsen.com/Blog/the-benef...ource-licence/

Research on theology here, if you want to know the background of real monotheism, that is ofcourse Beneficient, and not obscure sectarianism, which would just be more of the same. http://ovekarlsen.com/Blog/theology/

Peace Be With You.

This has got to be the most batshit crazy post anyone has ever posted on phoronix. Well done!

[stiiixy]

Someone/SomeCo makes a completely top to bottom open-source machine and people get mangulated over 'vendor-lock in', hypertheories and various other knick-knack paddy whhhhack's.

Just wow.

It's quite possibly the first retail laptop from a Tier 1 vendor that is top to bottom LIBRE software capable. You pay not a too unreasonable premium (IMO) for a fully-functional laptop* that not only runs your 'favourite operating system', but likely has support for a lot more for those who want a little bit of lock in.... And If MS don't wanna support Coreboot, that's their f-ing look out. Coreboot has enough on its plate trying to build firmwares for g00gleplex pieces of hardware let alone chase a rape'n'pillage-style company who dont want to play their ball and obviously MS-weenies are NOT the target market for this particular unit. Unless of course they want to get off that bandwagon.

Why people are slamming it for something that it isn't (serious, wtf's with the guy ranting about religion!?), is beyond me. Dont buy it if it's too much for you. I think Apple iPhone's are overpriced garbage. I dont get online and slam them for it. I just buy something even more expensive and far more useful from someone else! I voted for MY 'freedom' with MY wallet. And no that iPhone statement is not a paradox.

As for the limited hardware display specs, it is a small form factor laptop! They are not full-sized. I did quite a lot of work on my X40 before setting my 90kg's focused through my foot through the top and just barely cracking the screen (still useful). You can plug them in to base-stations as well connected to a KB, mouse, monny and network if you wanna splurge (eBay, pls). Hell, to put it out there I do quite a lot of work from my Galaxy S3! I'd love a unit like this due simply to their elongated lifecycle, where my already breaking apart Ivy-Bridge based laptop from last September is proving to be nothing more than a speedy powerhouse of pain. Haswell looks more interesting, but it's the vendor unit quality that I want, and not many people make them like IBM any more. Philip's still do I believe, but here's one for 300 bucks!

* In my experience, whilst the IBM-badged hardware was built FAR FAR more rugged, the Lenovo one's were far from bad, and quite performant. These X-series could cost two-grand back in the early 00's.

Whew, whatta rant!

[TemplarGR]

Friendly reminder:

Don't feed the trolls.

[pgeorgi]

please show michael, unless the coreboot project is way behind on their featured support pages, I'm still waiting for a last gen MoBo with coreboot support.

We were way behind on our supported mainboards page, which is why we rebuilt it to state which boards were actually tested, instead of an outdated list of boards that theoretically work.

A few semi-recent boards are: kontron ktqm77, asus f2a85-m, asrock e350m1, all x86-based chromebooks.
Notebooks are unfortunately harder to support, so it's only the chromebook series for now.

[Hamish Wilson]

*snip*

You know, you would be far better off criticizing someone else's supposed idolatry if you did not vehemently insist on supporting your own in the same breath. It reminds me of back when I was studying Macbeth at a Catholic school and the coursework was making fun of the fact that some people in Shakespeare's day actually believed in witches. Look who is talking...

[Sonadow]

Or, you can flash the older $200 Acer c710 with coreboot (seabios as the payload option available) and be happy

http://johnlewis.ie/pre-built-coreboot-firmware-for-chromebooks/

This project is still kind of beta in quality, but in the coming times it will mature.

Cheers!

The C720 also has SeaBIOS as a Coreboot payload.

[mzs_47]

Or, you can use the $200 chromebook

Or, you can flash the older $200 Acer c710 with coreboot (seabios as the payload option available) and be happy

http://johnlewis.ie/pre-built-coreboot-firmware-for-chromebooks/

This project is still kind of beta in quality, but in the coming times it will mature.

Cheers!

[Annabel]

Better AND cheaper than my old laptop and netbook
If I ever need a laptop I will check it