____/ Sinister Midget on Tuesday 06 May 2008 13:25 : \____
> On 2008-05-06, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> claimed:
>> ____/ Homer on Tuesday 06 May 2008 11:31 : \____
>>
>>> Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
>>>
>>>> AMD now has 'more than allegations' against Intel
>>>
>>> If Intel were to ever become the only CPU manufacturer, I think I might
>>> actually want to stop using computers ever again. Seriously. I'd rather
>>> revert to stone tablets and abacuses than support the Intel gangsters.
>>
>> Stallman says he doesn't use cellphones because they are proprietary, IIRC.
>> He was/is going to dump the Thinkpad for an OLPC for similar reasons.
>
> Anybody can get along without a cell phone. A large number of people
> do. People /can/ get along without computers, too, although smaller
> numbers of people are willing to do so.
I got rid of cellphones many years ago. It was just taking up space. :-) I
hardly even use my PDA nowadays.
>> Freedom != convenience.
>
> Funny that he wasn't willing to be inconvenienced by doing without a
> computer when there weren't any that were not proprietary. I'm betting
> he'll use his newfound "freedom" from proprietary hardware to get even
> more preachy against hardware manufacturers.
OpenBSD already does that.
OpenBSD founder: Intel leaves open-source out in the cold
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=336#7851462737160269475
Intel: Only "Open" for Business
http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060930232710&mode=expanded
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