From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Joshua Branson Subject: Re: Librem Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 16:56:37 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87r2p2xudf.fsf@gmail.com> <87po3slnvb.fsf@gmail.com> <87zi1j2myo.fsf@gmail.com> <87vac5utga.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53135) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fEhiP-0004sx-Fb for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 04 May 2018 16:54:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fEhiM-00059p-Bs for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 04 May 2018 16:54:05 -0400 Received: from out1-smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.25]:56537) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fEhiM-00059b-7C for help-guix@gnu.org; Fri, 04 May 2018 16:54:02 -0400 Received: from compute6.internal (compute6.nyi.internal [10.202.2.46]) by mailout.nyi.internal (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD3FD22441 for ; Fri, 4 May 2018 16:54:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from dobby (unknown [72.12.220.132]) by mail.messagingengine.com (Postfix) with ESMTPA id 5A62FE4474 for ; Fri, 4 May 2018 16:54:01 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87vac5utga.fsf@gmail.com> (Chris Marusich's message of "Wed, 02 May 2018 23:47:01 -0700") List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: help-guix@gnu.org Chris Marusich writes: > Joshua Branson writes: > >> Pierre Neidhardt writes: >> >>> Chris Marusich 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