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There are free BIOSes.

• kube-system 10mo ago
  IBM didn't ship any on their PC
  • wizzwizz4 10mo ago
    So? You can replace the ROM chip (or flash it, if it's an EEPROM). The whole point of free software is that you don't have to limit yourself to what the manufacturer says you can do.
    • kube-system 10mo ago
      I was responding to: > Any computer running nonfree software can't be a personal one
      • wizzwizz4 10mo ago
        Now that I understand it, this is an excellent point.