Surely the e-waste from discarding an x86 Windows computer you could have put Linux on out-weighs the power benefit of Arm/RISC-V. Also seems like you would discourage people who cannot afford new hardware from moving from a closed system to an open one; most PCs and laptops are still x86 except for the newest models.
No, because it uses 10x the energy. Electricity is not an energy source.
As I said the X86 would use linux but as a server, not a client.
A server has to handle thousands of clients and then it's ok to have the extra power.
I don't understand why you think the last sentence, it makes no sense:
I am encouraging people to get low price, low power, open hardware and software for everyday use before the KWh goes to $1 which is HAS to do, hopefully not too soon.
X86 uses more electricity than ARM/Risc-V.
So I do not want people to only move to linux (on their X86) but also move to ARM/Risc-V.
Directly from Windows on X86 to Linux on ARM/Risc-V in one go.
Two flies with one hit.
That said all X86 should become linux servers = this is only valid for the client.
Surely the e-waste from discarding an x86 Windows computer you could have put Linux on out-weighs the power benefit of Arm/RISC-V. Also seems like you would discourage people who cannot afford new hardware from moving from a closed system to an open one; most PCs and laptops are still x86 except for the newest models.
No, because it uses 10x the energy. Electricity is not an energy source.
As I said the X86 would use linux but as a server, not a client.
A server has to handle thousands of clients and then it's ok to have the extra power.
I don't understand why you think the last sentence, it makes no sense:
I am encouraging people to get low price, low power, open hardware and software for everyday use before the KWh goes to $1 which is HAS to do, hopefully not too soon.
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