Hackers' Pub

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Schrödinger's Catgirl (Joyce) @sleepyowl@chaos.social

2/24/2026, 2:38:12 PM

Public

People who think "oh we'll just buy Chinese motherboards and chips" or "just use open source hardware"

WHO FABRICATES THE BOARDS AND CHIPS FOR OSHW? DO YOU BELIEVE STATES LIKE CHINA AREN'T INTERESTED IN SIMILAR MEASURES OF CONTROL?

This is the tech equivalent of tankie-ism.

Quote Tweet by AvadxFeirm:

"OK, so that means every data center and server also wont be able to run Linux as well right?

i swear these people who think they know how the world works, when in reality they don't know shit

what would happen is there will either be an exception for certain hardware for big tech to use, and we'll just buy that from the second hand market, or big companies will just move their infrastructure outside of the affected area

because its cheaper to migrate all your labor and infrastructure, than it is to fiddle with an "approved" OS, and deal with the bugs, service issues, and vulnerabilities because its what the government demands

and as for consumers we'll just buy second hand from others offering unlocked variants of the hardware, and there will be variants even if they come from the shenzhen tech markets"

Quote Tweet by Gaylem Returns to Drangleic:
"The humble Chinese motherboard"

Quote Tweet by Computer_coinsBraz:
Stop buying their shit and start building open source fuck em matter fact age verification no needs to be on the ballot

Goose chase meme:

Panel 1: Who fabricates the boards and chips?
Panel 2: BIJ WHO FABRICATES THE BOARDS AND CHIPS?

Schrödinger's Catgirl (Joyce) @sleepyowl@chaos.social

2/24/2026, 2:38:31 PM

Public

Go on, circumvent these measures & keep our tech open and free.

But know that many hackers find basic hardware hacking tools too costly and out of reach. WE'RE OUTRESOURCED.

PUSH BACK BEFORE THESE POLICIES BECOME NORMALIZED. DON'T RELY ON HACKING ALONE TO SAVE US.

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