G'day -
-----Original Message----- From: luv-talk-bounces@luv.asn.au [mailto:luv-talk-bounces@luv.asn.au] On Behalf Of Peter Ross
I dream of a ARM-based netbook with exceptionally good battery life, an E- ink display, and fully open and non-proprietary hardware.
I'd be okay with just exceptionally good battery life and perhaps colour e-ink display, and choice of software.
But after few years of tablets ands smartphones I really find it astonishing that we are dealing with such weak devices, security- and privacy-wise, full of proprietary hardware and software.
Because the vendors shifted from making money on hardware and software to making money on services, and selling ads. Don't we all love Google Mobile Services?
Of course, everything about the NSA is overblown. I just wonder why Assange and Snowden are not living peacefully at home.
I admit that mental jump from NSA to Snowden and Assange is not as long as that from systemd to NSA. Yet I was still wondering about systemd: are you suggesting it's created as a back door to your system? And I don't like looking for hidden motives. That applies to Assange, Snowden and systemd equally. Regards Slav This e-mail and any attachments to it (the "Communication") is, unless otherwise stated, confidential, may contain copyright material and is for the use only of the intended recipient. If you receive the Communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete the Communication and the return e-mail, and do not read, copy, retransmit or otherwise deal with it. Any views expressed in the Communication are those of the individual sender only, unless expressly stated to be those of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ABN 11 005 357 522, or any of its related entities including ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited (together "ANZ"). ANZ does not accept liability in connection with the integrity of or errors in the Communication, computer virus, data corruption, interference or delay arising from or in respect of the Communication.