Sorry to pick nits, and maybe this is a tired chord, but Purism does not make "laptops built entirely with non-proprietary hardware and software, or as much as

Sorry to pick nits, and maybe this is a tired chord, but Purism does not make "laptops built entirely with non-proprietary hardware and software, or as much as can be done at this point". The only big difference between a Purism laptop and other laptops (Acer, Asus, Dell, etc.) is that the CPU has been fused to allow running unsigned firmware. Unfortunately, since we still don't have free firmware to run in place of Intel's, Purism has no present advantage over buying most any laptop and installing Linux yourself. There do exist true FSF-approved laptops, but the current best of these (Libreboot X60 and X200) are essentially refurbished ~2008 Thinkpads. They are so old because Intel was only beginning to sign firmware -- those are the most recent CPUs for which signing firmware has been cracked. Purism loudly trumpets their roadmaps[0] and plans[1] so as to suggest a trajectory towards totally free software, but until they achieve it their product is not worth a premium compared to installing Linux on an ultrabook of your choice. [0] https://puri.sm/posts/roadmap-to-a-completely-free-bios/ https://puri.sm/posts/roadmap-to-a-completely-free-bios/ Here they outline many things that need to be done. But note the language- "Purism’s goal is to publish a Free Software implementation ... as soon as an implementation is available." But who is responsible for implementing it? [1] https://puri.sm/road-to-fsf-ryf-endorsement-and-beyond/ https://puri.sm/road-to-fsf-ryf-endorsement-and-beyond/ Note that the FSF hasn't actually endorsed them yet, although this page is supposed to convince you that they're awful close. Why not wait until they're actually endorsed? In the meantime, you can buy Libreboot X200s here http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ http://minifree.org/product/libreboot-x200/ Or you can replace a Thinkpad X200's firmware yourself by following these steps (hardware required) http://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html http://libreboot.org/docs/install/x200_external.html