Re: free software mini pc
On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 12:56 PM, green <greenfreedom10@gmail.com> wrote:
> Tom H wrote at 2012-02-14 11:18 -0600:
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:34 AM, green <greenfreedom10@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Frankly, I am surprised that comments here suggest apathy and even hostility
>> > toward (that is, questioning the value of) a search for a strictly "free
>> > software" device, especially considering Debian's social contract and the
>> > purpose of reducing maintenance requirements. Do you or others here enjoy
>> > purchasing a system on which Linux does not work correctly until months
>> > later, if ever?
>>
>> :)
>>
>> The perceived hostility is an artifact of your own aggressivity;
>> basically "I want this", "I don't want that", "I refuse to compromise
>> on this".
>
> Probably my refusal to compromise is from past experiences with troublesome
> hardware on systems that needed to work ASAP. And a significant portion of
> those was related to non-free, out-of-tree kernel modules.
>
>> I also reject your premise (as I've understood it) that the packages
>> in main are more stable than the packages in the non-main repos - and
>> I'm sure that the developers who maintain the latter packages would
>> prefer that you be more respectful of their work.
>
> Hey, sorry. I am just trying to express the reason for my feelings, not
> trying to bash anything.
You were wondering why there hadn't been a more dynamic response to
your post and I just gave you my answer. I'm even happy for you to
call me apathetic for my attitude! :)
I forgot in my previous email to thank you for bringing up these
products because I've been asked to set up a Mac Mini as an intranet
server and I'm going to look at the boxes that have been mentioned in
this thread possibly to make a counter proposal. I'd previously only
glanced at Acer's Revo and Veriton offerings.
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