On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Carlos E. R. <robin.listas@telefonica.net> wrote:
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On 2015-09-10 02:07, Jim Henderson wrote:
On Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:05:45 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
And in developed areas, there is the sustainability argument, the antithesis of planned obsolescence :)
Actually, newer systems often have lower power consumption requirements - especially entry-level systems - than older counterparts.
Mmm... in those countries, people use very old cars, that drink gas as fast as a storm drain. A new car would use much less, but you have to buy it first.
It's a little off-topic but in the US we've had cash for clunkers and my utility buys used refrigerators for $50 a piece. Both are government mandated efforts to get old inefficient equipment out of service for the public good. If 10 year old PCs are that inefficient compared to new generations, then retiring them is something that should be done for the public good. Perhaps instead of complaining openSUSE should be applauded for helping the world by eliminating support for old inefficient equipment which consumes more in energy than it is worth. I'm actually somewhat serious. If a legitimate argument can be made that 32-bit hardware is that inefficient compared to low cost current generation equipment then openSUSE's marketing team can surely leverage that somehow. Greg -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org