> On Jun 10, 2024, at 01:44, Andrey Rakhmatullin <w...@debian.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Jun 09, 2024 at 08:39:27PM -0500, r...@neoquasar.org wrote:
>>>> It's not just a matter of "buy something better." That's easy.
>>
>>> Indeed, that is easier and cheaper.
>>
>> Of course, continuing to use a system I already have is cheaper still.
>>
>>> What's not easy is that a) that adds another machine to the waste
>>> stream, instead of continuing to get use from it, and b) someone has
>>> to take the time to set up the new machine, test things, migrate
>>> services, etc. to functionally replace the old one. That takes time
>>> and effort, too, multiplied by the number of such systems out there.
>>
>>> (a) is false as newer hardware can already be taken from electronic waste,
>>> so it does not add new waste.
>>
>> That is a gross overstatement. Electronics are NOT 100% recyclable. A fair
>> amount of material still goes to waste, and there are all kinds of costs
>> associated with those processes.
>>
>> Reuse is better than recycle for complex things like electronics.
> You were suggested to resuse an old amd64 machine.
Again, that assumes that I have such a thing. I don't. Unless you want to
provide one?
Also, that still doesn't explain how that means the existing 32-bit machine
stays out of the waste stream. In your solution, it doesn't. In my solution,
it does.
--J
