Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-24 Thread cooloutac
On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 5:40:44 PM UTC-4, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > On 03/23/2018 10:01 AM, cooloutac wrote: > > > secure boot is a gimmick, that even Richard Stallman admits is ok to use > > for security purposes. a gimmick that when enabled stopped hacking teams > > insyde bios attack. and

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-23 Thread taii...@gmx.com
On 03/23/2018 10:01 AM, cooloutac wrote: > secure boot is a gimmick, that even Richard Stallman admits is ok to use for > security purposes. a gimmick that when enabled stopped hacking teams insyde > bios attack. and probably would stop the latest intel and latest amd bios > attacks in the

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-23 Thread cooloutac
On Friday, March 23, 2018 at 2:52:03 AM UTC-4, tai...@gmx.com wrote: > I suggest a KGPE-D16 MSRP $415 with an opteron 6282SE, 6284SE, 6328 or > 6386SE (price range low-high). > > It is the last and best owner controlled x86_64 libre firmware available > server/workstation motherboard. > You

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-23 Thread Ted Brenner
On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 4:41 PM, [799] wrote: > Hello Ted, > > On 03/22/2018 05:07 PM, Ted Brenner wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > My current desktop is getting old so I'm looking for an upgrade. > > [...] > > for what reason are you looking for a desktop? Because of high

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-23 Thread taii...@gmx.com
I suggest a KGPE-D16 MSRP $415 with an opteron 6282SE, 6284SE, 6328 or 6386SE (price range low-high). It is the last and best owner controlled x86_64 libre firmware available server/workstation motherboard. You aren't missing out on any features vs a proprietary system!: * Supports Qubes 4.0 *

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-22 Thread [799]
Hello Ted, On 03/22/2018 05:07 PM, Ted Brenner wrote: > Hi all, > > My current desktop is getting old so I'm looking for an upgrade. > [...] for what reason are you looking for a desktop? Because of high perfomance or to use several harddrives/ssds? Buying a laptop has lots of advantages

Re: [qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-22 Thread Chris Laprise
On 03/22/2018 05:07 PM, Ted Brenner wrote: Hi all, My current desktop is getting old so I'm looking for an upgrade. Obviously I want to run qubes on it so hoping some of you may have recently built a new desktop that you're currently running qubes on. I've seen a lot of emails about laptops

[qubes-users] desktop recommendations?

2018-03-22 Thread Ted Brenner
Hi all, My current desktop is getting old so I'm looking for an upgrade. Obviously I want to run qubes on it so hoping some of you may have recently built a new desktop that you're currently running qubes on. I've seen a lot of emails about laptops but rarely about desktops so thought it was