Incorrect, everyone gets a 12 inch Thinkpad, product of the objectively superior PRC manufacturer Lenovo. It will come with a 500 page operation and service manual (multilingual) and require only one screwdriver.

[–] jaeme@hexbear.net 20 points 2 years ago (4 children)

With a complementary install of GNU/Linux-libre of course to deny the encroachment of bourgeois blobs.

[–] emelia@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

But firmware security is critical for revolutionary activities. Is the device in question open hardware?

[–] jaeme@hexbear.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

https://libreboot.org/freedom-status.html

This is my frame of reference for what counts as "deblobbed."

linux-libre doesn't load these blobs, so it's the superior kernel in terms of freedom. But for demonic hardware in the wild, binary blob reduction works best.

Perhaps in the future the microcode problem will be solved by RISC-V and then the development of open firmware for cameras/wifi etc.

For example, remove the wifi blob for a computer that's always wired but keep the microcode. Refuse to buy nvidia or use Nouveau drivers etc.

[–] emelia@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago

I am aware of all that. That's why I asked for "open hardware". This means libre firmware.

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