Re: Librem

[Joshua Branson <jbranso@fastmail.com>]

Chris Marusich <cmmarusich@gmail.com> writes:

> 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/

Thanks for the reminder.  I had forgotten about them!  I suppose is a
year or two SiFive might be a good contender too.

>
> It seems it was good enough to convince Libreboot to recommend it:
>
> https://libreboot.org/news/talos.html