> it would be great if thinkpinguin buys used notebook which are capable
> of coreboot, installs everything and sells them for an appropriate
> price.

It was discussed multiple times [0], [1].  It's nontrivial to port, old
machines get more expensive and used aren't reliable on a larger scale.

[0] 
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/penguin-gnu-linux-laptop-w-1920x1080-matte-screen-now-shipping#comment-36136
[1] https://trisquel.info/en/forum/coreboot-triquel-computers#comment-18170

> For a normal person, buying a notebook and flashing the bios is a bit
> risky, since there's the danger of making the device unusable if
> something goes wrong.

True.  Some free boot firmware developers unsolder the chips or use
special devices for in-system flashing.

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