On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 07:29:00PM +0200, Xavi Drudis Ferran wrote: > El Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 06:32:11PM +0200, Robin Vobruba deia: > > as i understand, (one of) the main things to do is writing and > > maintaining a linux-libre deblob script for the chromium kernel > > sources, as these sources are quite different form the main-kernel > > sources, for which such scripts exist. > > a thread on the trisquel forum is here: > > https://trisquel.info/en/forum/what-are-problems-asus-chromebook-c201 > > > > relating to one comment on the forum, it might make sense to donate an > > asus C201 to the trisquel devs (or maybe the linux-libre script > > maintainers), in the case that money is something you have a lot of. > > > > I haven't looked and may miss many things, but wouldn't it be easier > to just use linux-libre proper and maybe uboot or grub or some other > bootloader that does not require Chrome specific kernels ? I read there > that depthcharge requires a chrome kernel, and it might make sense > with what Google tries to do there, but if you're changing coreboot > for libreboot, ChromeOS for Debian, and want a 100% free kernel, > you could change libreboot payload and load a linux-libre. Or maybe > modify depthcharge. Or do you require some functionality in depthcharge ? > (like signature verification or so?).
easy is better than complicated =) agree, the main benefit from usign Chrome kernel is that it's signed (tampering protection). That implies you believe in who compile this kernel that it is what it is. > Apparently some functionally would be missing (they say wifi requires > blobs "and other things") but maybe it can be worked around (minifree > sells wifi USB adapters that work with 100% FS, I believe ?). agree, people talk about that the only binary/blob really required fo a functionallity is wifi related. with a usb nic you will be able to remove all blobs without loosing functions. > I don't have the firmware and have never used coreboot/libreboot on ARM, > so don't trust me too much on this. It just looked simpler to me, > maybe because I ignore some obvious problem. me neither ^^ glgl :) d
