Re: [Trisquel-users] 3G modems coming integrated with Next Gen Intel Atom (for real this time)

[rob]

I don't think lowering the specs would bring down cost all that much, and it  
wouldn't achieve any real goal. You're still going to have to buy the  
machines, the clean rooms, R&D, and all of that. Plus a 10 khz cpu would be  
next to worthless (I know you were picking an absurdly low clock rate on  
purpose), even a 486 MHz DX chipset is next to worthless now. Why go through  
all the trouble when you can get RYF certified systems like the Libreboot  
X60? Those actually have competitive specs and they don't have these  
problems.

What actually makes a difference is using 100% free distros. Refusing to buy  
hardware that doesn't respect your freedom. Intel and AMD already have the  
power to make chips that respect your freedom, so either buy old stock, or  
refuse to upgrade. And learn to reverse engineer this garbage so you can work  
on projects like libreboot and linux-libre.