While I understand that it's much easier to introduce people to free software as an entry point, you would think hardware that respects your freedom would be somewhat of a conversation. Yet even here it's barely discussed. You have entire jewtube channel

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▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 01:33:12 No.991763>>991772 >>992048 [Watch Thread][Show All Posts]

While I understand that it's much easier to introduce people to free software as an entry point, you would think hardware that respects your freedom would be somewhat of a conversation. Yet even here it's barely discussed. You have entire jewtube channels dedicated to linux and freedom but they don't even scratch the service or mention the fact that intel is constantly spying on all of your shit. They even fucking feature intel products. The only thing that ever seems to get said around here is "buy x200". Is modern hardware so irreversibly fucked that there is literally nothing that fulfills this niche? To me these seem like infinitely more important things than autistic nitpicking when (((intel))) is fucking the vast majority of users on a much more fundamental level. inb4 cuckchan niggers flood the thread with "just give up lol", why does this board seem to have zero moderation?

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 01:46:13 No.991766>>991771 >>991775

Do you think mewling about this is original commentary, genius? Yes, the IME/PSP are egregious, but there are a litany of other "botnets" that we don't know about... the point is that you shitting yourself over it is what they want you to do. In other words, buy a POWER9 workstation if you feel so inclined (remember: you can't do anything with it anyways) or shut up, faggot. (Don't even start recommending trannyboot, running a buggy x86 CPU without microcode is suicide.)

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 02:12:22 No.991771

>>991766

>Do you think mewling about this is original commentary, genius?

Considering we're on nu-/g/ and about 95% of the catalog are browser-tier threads this is technically one of the single most original threads up at the moment.

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 02:30:19 No.991772>>991775

>>991763 (OP)

Because there simply isn't much to talk about without hitting a wall of academic dogma and jargon, or catering exclusively to retrohardware enthusiasts. It also cannot be used as an educational tool or a resume booster. Remember, youtube videos are part of your career now, those ads pay for dinner.

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 02:45:11 No.991775>>991785

For a start, free software is FAR easier not only to create but to reproduce.

I can make useful free software right now. You can all have free copies within a minute if you are so inclined.

I cannot make free hardware easily. At this point in time, I cannot make a whole computer (>inb4 a literal abacus) composed of free hardware. My only option is to purchase a reasonably expensive device or something useless to me. Hopefully the EOMA68 premiere computer card will change that. But even so, free or not, how could one audit a CPU for integrity without destroying it?

>>991766

your a bigg faget but POWER9 is not bad advice

>>991772

>It also cannot be used as an educational tool or a resume booster.

What do you mean? Arduinos are used as an educational tool, aren't they? Wouldn't creating hardware be an educational experience regardless? Wouldn't working on a hardware project (especially collaboratively) be a boost to a resume in the field?

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 03:41:35 No.991785>>991808

>>991775

>I cannot make a whole computer (>inb4 a literal abacus)

PDP-8, PDP-11, Magic-1, etc. There's even transistorized and TTL level 6502 and 8080 clones.

https://www.homebrewcpuring.org/

Many of these designs are viable for real work and open down to the gate level. Magic-1 runs Minix and has TCP/IP for example.

Let's face it, the only thing /tech/ "needs" a modern computer for is shitposting. personally I'd prefer this board to be a BBS to avoid the web pozz

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 08:01:17 No.991807

There is nothing because you refuse to pay the price. There are initiatives out there selling free hardware but you won't consider them because they're "too slow" or "they're shit".

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 08:02:27 No.991808>>991817 >>992010

>>991785

Usenet hasn't gone away. It still exists in all its spam filled glory. Start using it.

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 08:43:18 No.991817

>>991808

This

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 20:02:34 No.992010

>>991808

>implying I don't

BBSes and mailing lists haven't gone away either, and typically have less spam.

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 21:26:55 No.992042

Just give up

▶Anonymous 10/29/18 (Mon) 21:42:15 No.992048

>>991763 (OP)

Consumer graphics can barely keep up as it is, how do you ever expect a open sourced hardware solution to exist in a market that is worth trillions of dollars? It is a completely different skillset compared to software because the money and investment needed is astronomical because you are actually producing a physical product.

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