• Saoirse [she/her, comrade/them]
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    8 months ago

    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
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      8 months ago

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

      • emelia [none/use name]
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        8 months ago

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

        • jaeme
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          edit-2
          8 months ago

          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 [none/use name]
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            8 months ago

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