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"throwaway" devices"throwaway" devicesPosted Sep 20, 2011 14:53 UTC (Tue) by njwhite (subscriber, #51848)In reply to: "throwaway" devices by ndye Parent article: LPC: Coping with hardware diversity
I couldn't agree more.
One of the things I really love about FLOSS is how it can keep on supporting hardware well after its manufacturers have moved on. My main system was designed to be a short-lived netbook for casual users to enjoy for a year or two; I've used it for four (having had to replace various cheaply made components along the way), and expect to have it for a good while to come.
These 'throwaway' devices can remain useful or be repurposed for long after their manufacturers have moved on with free software; if they rely on lots of crappy non-upstream code, that's a lot tougher. A focus on upstream is important, even if not so directly for initial quality of the shipped product.
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"throwaway" devices Posted Sep 20, 2011 16:09 UTC (Tue) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]
Agreed. I had a 4GB SSD netbook that I used for around a year or so before the 512MB of RAM and 900MHz Atom became too much of a pain to use for development. I ended up throwing a F13 or F14 Sugar install onto it and donating it to Kids on Computers.
"throwaway" devices Posted Sep 22, 2011 14:19 UTC (Thu) by fuhchee (subscriber, #40059) [Link]
"I ended up throwing a F13 or F14 Sugar install onto it and donating it to Kids on Computers."
Do you have a sense of whether the recipients have been using the thing, or whether it was thrown away / regifted?
"throwaway" devices Posted Sep 22, 2011 15:29 UTC (Thu) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389) [Link]
Unfortunately, no. I'll see if I can track it down though.
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