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De-bloat stuff is cool, help others the free themselves but native is quite appealing. Maybe some day we will have a OSHW complient, FSF approved Graphics Card, Laptop, and everything!", "username": "cptbichez"}, {"text": "c:0\r\n\r\n@cptbichez YES!", "username": "blenderdumbass"}, {"text": "Newer NVIDIA hardware is a lost cause. Developers would need to break encryption because of signed firmware. Even Libreboot isn't fully free, and the free Canoeboot variant warns users that CPUs will be broken because of a lack of microcode updates. RISC-V is moving forward quickly and offers the possibility of running a fully free computer again.", "username": "Anonymous Guest"}, {"text": "c:2\r\n\r\n@Anonymous Guest Well maybe we need to go with Risk-V or something. And make it be fast enough to run AAA type fully libre stuff. 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