23 Jan
2018
23 Jan
'18
12:26 p.m.
On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 11:21 PM, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton lkcl@lkcl.net wrote:
in other words: when you add up the amount of time and effort proposed to be spent, and convert it to an actual dollar amount, i estimate that it would come to an amount that would EASILY fund the development of an entirely new type of computer.
one that can be designed to be repaired, upgraded, respect software freedom and not end up in landfill.
I think you misunderstand the use case here. It's a personal project. I would totally do it myself if I had the skills. Besides I don't see why minifree & the likes are entitled to the entirety of the used thinkpad supply. It's not like their fight isn't a losing one anyway.