[HacktionLab] Conflict minerals [was: Re: How t buy a laptop that will work with Linux]

Ben Green ben at bristolwireless.net
Wed Aug 6 11:13:46 UTC 2014


Quoting mark <mark at aktivix.org>:

> Whenever people talk to me about buying a computer, I encourage them
> to think about what they really need, and whether their needs can be
> met by a second hand machine rather than them being seduced by the
> gloss of the new. Keeping old machines in use seems like the best way
> I can find to undermine the trade in conflict minerals, and to
> undermine consumerism generally. Free software is a great enabler for
> this.

Aye to all that. However, there's times when newer technology makes  
much more sense. When buying new, lets make low power consumption,  
build quality, ethical manufacture and Free software support our  
priorities.

Cheers,
Ben




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