{"id":44888531,"user":"chasil","time":1755093502,"time_ago":"2 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

A slow computer that does what you want is infinitely more valuable than a fast computer that does not.","comments":[{"id":44888724,"user":"grim_io","time":1755094467,"time_ago":"2 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

why would a fast computer refuse to do what you want?","comments":[{"id":44889390,"user":"chasil","time":1755097333,"time_ago":"2 days ago","type":"comment","content":"

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1. That's still perfectly possible\n2. We're talking about x86_64 CPUs here that have been open to install your own software basically since they existed","comments":[{"id":44900782,"user":"chasil","time":1755181571,"time_ago":"a day ago","type":"comment","content":"

More modern x86 comes with significant problems.

The minimum is now eight cores on a die for both AMD and Intel, so running a quad core system means staying on 14nm. You may loudly criticize holding back on a quad core system, but you aren't paying $47,500 per core to license Oracle Enterprise database.

The eight core minimum is a huge detriment for commercial software that is licensed by core.

This, and this alone, shatters your argument. Any other questions?","comments":[{"id":44902449,"user":"RealStickman_","time":1755189008,"time_ago":"a day ago","type":"comment","content":"

You can still get quad cores, here's an Epyc CPU with four cores [0]

Here's also a recent Xeon quad core [1]

Beside that, could you please show me where the F-Droid build server uses an Oracle Database?

[0] https://www.amd.com/en/products/processors/server/epyc/4004-...\n[1] https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/products/sku/236193/i...","comments":[{"id":44903836,"user":"chasil","time":1755195770,"time_ago":"21 hours ago","type":"comment","content":"

I don't know if F-Droid uses Oracle, and I don't care.

For any software licensed by core count, modern systems are usually at a disadvantage.

Next question please.","comments":[],"comments_count":0,"level":5,"url":"item?id=44903836"}],"comments_count":1,"level":4,"url":"item?id=44902449"}],"comments_count":2,"level":3,"url":"item?id=44900782"}],"comments_count":3,"level":2,"url":"item?id=44893453"}],"comments_count":4,"level":1,"url":"item?id=44889390"}],"comments_count":5,"level":0,"url":"item?id=44888724"}],"comments_count":6,"url":"item?id=44888531"}

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