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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: Firefox ESR EOL
From:       David Newman <dnewman () networktest ! com>
Date:       2021-12-18 22:22:58
Message-ID: 010C63ED-FB67-4E9A-99A4-E850F2B081B9 () networktest ! com
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On Dec 18, 2021, at 12:44, Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> On Fri, Dec 10, 2021, 3:56 AM Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Jo, 09 dec 21, 23:24:11, Marco Möller wrote:
>>> > 
>>> > It's a pity that Debian cannot be flexible to offer more secure and already
>>> > available binary versions of software for the assumed many users only caring
>>> > for installing a binary from the official Debian repository on some very
>>> ....
>> ARM64 is likely to see *more* (not less) use in desktops and laptops, 
>> and RISC V might also be an option in the future.
> 
> 
> Maybe I missed something. Why RISC V?

RISC V is open-source hardware, free of encumbrances from commercial licenses and fees. 

dn


> 
>> The additional competition is healthy also for x86 (even if less so for 
>> Intel's and AMD's bottom line).
>> 
>> Kind regards,
>> Andrei
>> -- 
>> http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; \
charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">On Dec 18, 2021, at 12:44, Nicholas Geovanis \
&lt;nickgeovanis@gmail.com&gt; wrote:<br><div dir="ltr"><blockquote \
type="cite"><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div \
dir="auto"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, \
Dec 10, 2021, 3:56 AM Andrei POPESCU &lt;<a \
href="mailto:andreimpopescu@gmail.com">andreimpopescu@gmail.com</a>&gt; \
wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Jo, 09 dec 21, 23:24:11, Marco \
Möller wrote:<br> &gt; <br>
&gt; It's a pity that Debian cannot be flexible to offer more secure and already<br>
&gt; available binary versions of software for the assumed many users only caring<br>
&gt; for installing a binary from the official Debian repository on some \
very<br>....</blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><div \
class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 \
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> ARM64 is likely to see *more* (not \
less) use in desktops and laptops, <br> and RISC V might also be an option in the \
future.<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Maybe I \
missed&nbsp;something. Why RISC \
V?</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>RISC V is open-source hardware, \
free of encumbrances from commercial licenses and \
fees.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>dn</div><div><br></div><br><blockquote \
type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div \
dir="auto"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 \
0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> The additional competition is \
healthy also for x86 (even if less so for <br> Intel's and AMD's bottom line).<br>
<br>
Kind regards,<br>
Andrei<br>
-- <br>
<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" \
target="_blank">http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser</a><br> \
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