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Post by bowtiev8 on May 5, 2016 11:21:30 GMT -6
This thread is dedicated to the awesome BIOS firmware called Libreboot. Let's start with posting why we should get it.
My first argument will be, it's FSF approved.
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Post by Skalle on May 5, 2016 15:23:28 GMT -6
...if only it were easier to install.  It's not proprietary. That's pretty much the only reason I need. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on May 6, 2016 11:31:24 GMT -6
I also like the part where you can't use Libreboot and install Wangblow$.  |
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Post by Skalle on May 6, 2016 13:54:41 GMT -6
I can't think of any reason why someone would use Libreboot and then try to install Wangblow$. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on May 11, 2016 11:45:42 GMT -6
I can't think about that either, but it stops the idiots from installing it later when they change their mind about good things. |
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Post by Skalle on May 11, 2016 15:14:28 GMT -6
If they change their minds, they deserve non-working computers.
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Post by bowtiev8 on May 12, 2016 11:52:34 GMT -6
Exactly!
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Post by Skalle on May 12, 2016 16:19:49 GMT -6
Is Libreboot a GNU product?
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Post by bowtiev8 on May 31, 2016 11:08:11 GMT -6
Yeah, it is. It's fully supported by FSF. It's not the GNU foundation that is making it, if that's what you mean.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 2, 2016 21:37:56 GMT -6
That was what I meant. It's too bad it's so difficult to use. It's pathetic that even BIOS can't be considered secure nowadays.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 6, 2016 12:04:57 GMT -6
I know. It's kind of depressing.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 6, 2016 21:53:49 GMT -6
It's pathetic how willing people are to run proprietary code on their machines that could be (or even probably is) hurting them.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 8, 2016 12:15:31 GMT -6
I know. The next time I'm building a computer, I will spend some time resourcing what kind of hardware that can run open source software/firmware. It won't be perfect (since some things like CPU is pretty much impossible to get around), but I will do my best getting as close as possible.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 8, 2016 13:31:16 GMT -6
Agreed. I think the only nonfree software on my Gentoo machine is the BIOS.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 13, 2016 11:19:05 GMT -6
Which makes it almost impossible to know if it has any backdoors built into it.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 13, 2016 14:50:20 GMT -6
I'm sure it does. Of course we're just "paranoid freetards" for caring about this stuff. |
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Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 14, 2016 12:21:22 GMT -6
Of course, but I'm pretty sure people won't be so arrogant about it when it happens to them.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 14, 2016 19:49:14 GMT -6
Enjoy your Most Esteemed Gentlemen, idiots.
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Post by bowtiev8 on Jun 16, 2016 15:29:21 GMT -6
Pretty much.
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Post by Skalle on Jun 16, 2016 16:29:13 GMT -6
I want to make an 128-bit processor with no backdoors. |
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