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That's literally the official FSF position. https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw > For example: the Free Software Foundation only

by jjmarr 3mo ago

That's literally the official FSF position. https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw > For example: the Free Software Foundation only purchases desktop machines which support Libreboot, and Thinkpad X200 and X60 laptops with Libreboot. All desktops and servers we buy are KGPE-D16 motherboards, which are supported by Libreboot. As a result, all of the workstations used by the FSF staff have a free BIOS. https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html > Except where noted, all of the distributions listed on this page fail to follow the guidelines in at least two important ways: > ...The kernel that they distribute (in most cases, Linux) includes “blobs”: pieces of object code distributed without source, usually firmware to run some device. They are extreme, uncompromising, and live by their principles. They are also the reason you can buy a computer meeting those requirements instead of being a pipe dream.

fouc 3mo ago
Damn, that's awesome. I suddenly feel like replicating their setup and seeing how it goes.
- flexagoon 3mo ago
  For even more of a challenge, try replicating Richard Stallman's personal setup: https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html
akoboldfrying 3mo ago
> They are also the reason you can buy a computer meeting those requirements The latest libreboot-compatible laptop I could find, at https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t480.html https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t480.html, is from 2018 -- not sure if that would still be available?
- jjmarr 3mo ago
  Technoethical sells a refurbished T400 with GNU Boot. https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400s https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400s Libreboot actually isn't free anymore by FSF standards because it has binary blobs for the Intel Management Engine. Neither is Coreboot which has blobs for many other things. Most modern computers cannot boot without binary blobs for ME, which is why GNU Boot was created. If you want a modern/new computer, Purism sells them with the management engine "neutralized" but it's still not free by FSF standards because they haven't bypassed it entirely. https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/ https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/

by jjmarr 3mo ago

fouc 3mo ago

Damn, that's awesome. I suddenly feel like replicating their setup and seeing how it goes.

flexagoon 3mo ago
For even more of a challenge, try replicating Richard Stallman's personal setup: https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html https://stallman.org/stallman-computing.html

akoboldfrying 3mo ago

> They are also the reason you can buy a computer meeting those requirements The latest libreboot-compatible laptop I could find, at https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t480.html https://libreboot.org/docs/install/t480.html, is from 2018 -- not sure if that would still be available?

jjmarr 3mo ago
Technoethical sells a refurbished T400 with GNU Boot. https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400s https://tehnoetic.com/laptops/tet-t400s Libreboot actually isn't free anymore by FSF standards because it has binary blobs for the Intel Management Engine. Neither is Coreboot which has blobs for many other things. Most modern computers cannot boot without binary blobs for ME, which is why GNU Boot was created. If you want a modern/new computer, Purism sells them with the management engine "neutralized" but it's still not free by FSF standards because they haven't bypassed it entirely. https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/ https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/