From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tobias Platen Subject: Re: Guix on Purism's Librems? Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:59:35 +0200 Message-ID: <27258ced-1e71-6c0a-3ae4-61dd065984dc@platen-software.de> References: <87ftqgf2wa.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:39402) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHSL3-0005yw-LV for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 08:09:54 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHSB8-0005Re-Qu for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:59:39 -0400 Received: from v2201304502512175.yourvserver.net ([37.221.197.247]:42596 helo=v220100350252766.yourvserver.net) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHSB8-0005NS-KZ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 07:59:38 -0400 Received: from [192.168.0.23] (p54A26AAD.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [84.162.106.173]) by v220100350252766.yourvserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id CC6131407D4 for ; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 13:57:31 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87ftqgf2wa.fsf@gmail.com> Content-Language: de-LU List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org Am 18.04.2019 um 04:44 schrieb Katherine Cox-Buday: > Hey all, > > I brought this up in IRC tonight, and I thought I'd cast a net on the > mailing list to collect experiences. I am considering purchasing a > Librem laptop, and I was curious how Guix runs on it. Would anyone who > has these laptops (especially if you have a version with the TPM and > head) care to write up an experience-report? > > Also, would it make sense for us to have a package specifically for > hardware like this to make it easier to build install images for the > machines? Even if the packages don't do much, there is still value in > declaring that the specific configuration of hardware has been > investigated, and is supported. > Guix runs on two of my coreboot machines: the ThinkPad X200 and the Vikings D16. Since the Librem laptop has Intel ME, it won't respect privacy and freedom. [1] The Talos II [2] and the upcoming PowerPC notebook [3] do not have that problem. Currently I am working on a port to Guix to PPC64EL so that I can use Guix on my Talos II. Tobias [1] https://www.fsf.org/blogs/sysadmin/the-management-engine-an-attack-on-computer-users-freedom [2] https://www.raptorcs.com/ [3] https://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/