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What devices run with free firmware? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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You can run a free OS pretty effortless, but when wanting 100% free software, you have to dig deeper and replace the proprietary BIOS firmware.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Damn good find! Not expensive, about double the price I paid but still very reasonable.

Oh lol, that's a considerable difference. Though I suppose the Intel CPUs on your device probably aren't 12th gen?

they have a Tux bootsplash logo in their Bios??

Who offers that :P ? Did I somehow miss that?

And the BIOS really is great, I will miss that on Coreboot I guess. But all the necessary features should be there.

coreboot FTW!