Comment by grim_io
why would a fast computer refuse to do what you want?
why would a fast computer refuse to do what you want?
1. That's still perfectly possible 2. We're talking about x86_64 CPUs here that have been open to install your own software basically since they existed
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?
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-... [1] https://www.intel.de/content/www/de/de/products/sku/236193/i...
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