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it will be the most free Intel laptop with a modern chipset available. How will it be any more free than the laptops listed here[1]? Any modern Intel comp
by madez 11y ago
it will be the most free Intel laptop with a modern chipset available.
How will it be any more free than the laptops listed here[1]?
Any modern Intel computer needs the Intel ME.
My reaction to that is to evade modern Intel like the pest. I wonder if I’ve enough company in this reaction to be noticeable for the people at Intel who listen to money.
[1] http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards#Laptops http://www.coreboot.org/Supported_Motherboards#Laptops
- yuhong 11y agoFor one thing, Intel Boot Guard is disabled unlike many other modern Intel laptops, allowing you to modify the firmware in the first place. I think this is more important than being "100% FOSS" or the like.
- madez 11y agoAll the laptops that can run coreboot also have no Intel Boot Guard or equivalent function, which couldn’t be disabled by the user. I remain with the conclusion that Purisms marketing is deceptive, borderline lying.
- yuhong 11y agoYes, my point is that the only modern Intel alternative I know of without Boot Guard is Chromebooks.