From: Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com>
To: Joshua Branson <jbranso@fastmail.com>
Cc: help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Librem
Date: Wed, 02 May 2018 23:47:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vac5utga.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ygfh8nqylro.fsf@fastmail.com> (Joshua Branson's message of "Wed, 02 May 2018 14:07:07 -0400")
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Joshua Branson <jbranso@fastmail.com> writes:
> Pierre Neidhardt <ambrevar@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Another option is to find a system that respects your freedom and does
>>> not require proprietary software to run. I have a LibreBoot laptop I
>>> purchased from MiniFree, and I love it! I know that purchasing a
>>> replacement computer that respects your freedom can seem like an
>>> expensive option, but if you have the money, then it's an option:
>>>
>>> https://minifree.org/
>>>
>>> You may also be interested in looking at:
>>>
>>> https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom
>>
>> How does it compare to Purism?
>
> I believe that minifree sells products that Richard Stallman would
> purchase. Purism is pretty close to something that Stallman would
> purchase, but I believe there may be some lingering issues with Intel's
> FSP that would prevent Stallman from purchasing a Purism. You can read
> a bit more of it here: https://puri.sm/posts/measuring-the-intel-me-to-create-a-more-secure-computer/
>
> However, I would argue that currently, Purism is probably the best
> company working on making a modern and freedom respecting computing
> device. EOMA68 is another contender. https://www.crowdsupply.com/eoma68/micro-desktop
What about the TALOSII? It seems like another good option, if you can
afford it.
https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/
It seems it was good enough to convince Libreboot to recommend it:
https://libreboot.org/news/talos.html
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Chris
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-05-03 6:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-03-02 17:25 Installation: Load non-free wifi firmware (iwlwifi) Pierre Neidhardt
2018-03-02 17:41 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-03-02 20:13 ` Carlo Zancanaro
2018-03-02 18:04 ` Adonay Felipe Nogueira
2018-03-05 12:32 ` Adonay Felipe Nogueira
2018-03-05 14:00 ` Clément Lassieur
2018-03-23 13:29 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-03-25 5:34 ` Chris Marusich
2018-03-25 6:14 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-03-25 10:21 ` Hartmut Goebel
2018-03-27 9:45 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-03-27 22:05 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-04-13 11:55 ` Hartmut Goebel
2018-03-25 10:57 ` Marius Bakke
2018-03-29 5:11 ` Chris Marusich
2018-05-01 19:30 ` Librem (was: Installation: Load non-free wifi firmware (iwlwifi)) Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-02 18:07 ` Librem Joshua Branson
2018-05-03 6:47 ` Chris Marusich [this message]
2018-05-03 7:44 ` Librem Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-09 6:07 ` Librem Chris Marusich
2018-05-09 16:58 ` Librem Nils Gillmann
2018-05-04 20:56 ` Librem Joshua Branson
2018-05-04 15:15 ` Librem (was: Installation: Load non-free wifi firmware (iwlwifi)) Christopher Lemmer Webber
2018-05-04 15:17 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-04 16:32 ` Librem Mike Gerwitz
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