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100% Free Software Compatible PC Launches

Posted by kdawson on from the of-by-and-for dept.

crimperman writes "The Open-PC project has announced that its first PC will be available at the end of February for €359. They claim the mini-ITX desktop machine is energy efficient, consumer ready, easy to upgrade, and — significantly — uses only hardware that has free software drivers available. As you'd expect, it comes with GNU/Linux which is running KDE (a €10 donation to the KDE project in included in the price). Interestingly all the key decisions on design, pricing etc. have been made by the community via online polls. The spec of the machine is pretty reasonable for the price: Atom 1.6GHz dual-core processor, 3GB RAM, 160GB HDD, Intel 950 graphics."

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  1. Pricey by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wanted to buy a Free PC, but I couldn't afford it.

    1. Re:Pricey by pyrrhonist · · Score: 4, Funny

      I just don't want to pay the "KDE tax". I wonder if I could get a refund if I refuse to accept the license.

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  2. Re:Mac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    the Mac Mini has USB ports for days

    Does this mean that they don't work at night?

  3. Re:950 video at that price why not ion or a real d by Joce640k · · Score: 4, Funny

    Came here to hear somebody moan about the graphics and am leaving satisfied.

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  4. Re:Mac by derGoldstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    They're solar-powered. This is a green computer, after all. Also, those aren't cooling fans in the case, they're wind turbines.

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  5. Re:950 video at that price why not ion or a real d by derGoldstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    Man, if you're satisfied by people moaning on Slashdot, you must be one happy camper.

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  6. Re:Failed slashvertisment by Korbeau · · Score: 4, Funny

    Proprietary software is like pedophilia, sodomy, card counting, or dog fighting. It's sick, immoral, and it harms society as a whole.

    But all that stuff ... pedophilia, sodomy, card counting ... can still do this with Open PC, right?

  7. Re:Pricey - no, it's VERY PRICEY by derGoldstein · · Score: 4, Funny

    It'll be cheaper in the long run, since it barely draws power. I mean, sure, it may take it 4 minutes to launch a browser that would take a normal PC 2 seconds to launch, but you can spend that time thinking of how *green* you're being and how free and liberated your computer is while it breaks a sweat just from booting. You can also take a nap while you tell Gimp to adjust the contrast of a 2-megapixel photo, or spend quality time with your loved ones if you ever try to run Eclipse.

    This computer is good for your life. Don't be so obsessed with stats.

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