From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matt Newport Subject: Re: Guix on Purism's Librems? Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2019 16:04:04 +0000 Message-ID: References: <87ftqgf2wa.fsf@gmail.com> <27258ced-1e71-6c0a-3ae4-61dd065984dc@platen-software.de> Reply-To: Matt Newport Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:47960) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHVzu-0007Qa-0I for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:04:19 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHVzr-0006pn-O2 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:04:17 -0400 Received: from mail1.protonmail.ch ([185.70.40.18]:31470) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hHVzq-0006oV-J0 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Apr 2019 12:04:15 -0400 In-Reply-To: <27258ced-1e71-6c0a-3ae4-61dd065984dc@platen-software.de> 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" Purism mostly disables the Intel ME, at least in theory: https://puri.sm/posts/purism-librem-laptops-completely-disable-intel-manage= ment-engine/ https://puri.sm/learn/intel-me/ Sent with ProtonMail Secure Email. =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 Original Me= ssage =E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90=E2=80=90 On Friday, April 19, 2019 4:59 AM, Tobias Platen wrote: > 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-com= puter-users-freedom > [2] https://www.raptorcs.com/ > [3] https://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/