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David Wilson

@civodul @dthompson I love what Librem and Framework are doing, but if they continue to depend on Intel chipset then they'll probably never work with Linux Libre

5 Dec 2022 at 18:13 | Wall-to-wall | Open on fosstodon.org
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Dominic Martinez

@daviwil @civodul @dthompson Well to be fair to them, truly free hardware like the MNT reform just isn't suitable for a mainstream device. There's a larger issue that we need to throw so many transistors at modern software that usable CPUs can be made at only a handful of places around the world which keep their IP tightly clutched to their chest.

5 Dec 2022 at 18:33 | Open on fosstodon.org
Akib Azmain Turja

@daviwil @civodul @dthompson Is RISC-V a viable alternative for personal computers? I've heard that RISC-V is a free standard (as in freedom).

5 Dec 2022 at 18:33 | Open on hostux.social
dave

@akib @daviwil @civodul it's promising! maybe in the future there will be easily accessible and affordable computers that use it.

5 Dec 2022 at 18:34 | Open on toot.cat
Akib Azmain Turja

@dthompson @daviwil @civodul Losedows (by Microsoft) is dominating in the OS market, so its unlikely to see RISC-V computer to be common until MS decides to support it. We, the free software activists, must make our own computers.

5 Dec 2022 at 18:43 | Open on hostux.social
dave

@akib @daviwil @civodul maybe we need to make computers but also we need to stop saying things like "losedows" 🙂​

5 Dec 2022 at 19:27 | Open on toot.cat
crypt17

@daviwil @civodul @dthompson

have you considered playing with kmonad. With dual key functions you can get modifier keys on any key. I am currently using c and , as dual use control keys

5 Dec 2022 at 22:03 | Open on mas.to
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