Hello, I understand. I want implement Coreboot for current 7th and 8th generation Intel computers. And if the Pursism BIOS was opensource, I could work with it as a base. However I can not find the source code to work with him. I like GNU/Linux and the opensource because among all we do it better, but if the code is not liberated, I can not speak well of Purism.
2017-12-18 6:01 GMT+01:00 Matt DeVillier <[email protected]>: > On Sun, Dec 17, 2017 at 6:58 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 12/17/2017 05:06 PM, Dame Más wrote: >> >> Hi, >>> The Coreboot BIOS of Purism 13 is open? >>> >> No it isn't, while they do use coreboot the silicon init process is >> entirely blobbed. >> >> Technical merits - is it better than an off the shelf dell laptop? Of >> course, but not better enough to justify even a $30 premium let alone the >> thousands they are charging for a whitebox re-brand. >> It removes the brander (ex: dell) from the firmware trust equation but >> intel still remains and so does ME. >> > > That's a pretty absurd exaggeration. Purism laptops certainly sell at a > premium relative to a Dell (eg) with similar CPU/RAM/SSD, but they don't > sell anywhere near the same volume, so their costs are higher. They also > feature hardware kill switches for wifi/BT and mic/webcam, ship with a > blob-free Debian-based distro, and use coreboot with a disable/neutered > ME. Whether or not you consider those qualities, and supporting a startup > working towards increasing owner control on modern hardware, to justify the > price premium is certainly a valid point of discussion. > > >> >> If I was you I would purchase a different coreboot compatible laptop then >> compile and install coreboot while running me_cleaner yourself - this will >> provide a better result for a lot less money as these following laptops >> feature open source silicon init and in the case of the intel models are >> pre-skylake so more of ME can be "cleaned". > > >> One of these laptops is $200 max for one in good condition, vs thousands >> for a Purism 13 - with the cash you save you can also buy a KCMA-D8 gaming >> computer for libre gaming in a VM or otherwise. > > > "better" certainly depends on how one ranks the various qualities of a > given device. If owner-controller trumps all other considerations, > then certainly there are "better" options, but you're not going to find > anything for $200 that is anywhere close in terms of weight, battery life, > screen quality, or using a modern SoC -- that's the tradeoff, and again > something that's worth discussion, but framing it in the context of paying > "thousands" for a Purism device vs $200 for something of equal/better > capability is dishonest and does a disservice to the entire community IMO. >
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