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[โ€“] TaterTot@piefed.social 38 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Well this feels like a sign, I've been looking around at Libreboot compatible machines all day, seriously considering just ordering a Lenovo T480 from Leah.

What machine did you go with if you don't mind my asking?

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 19 points 2 weeks ago

I went with the T480 since I wanted a laptop that can also run Qubes OS.

[โ€“] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the first time I've heard of libreboot and I just bought a T490

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[โ€“] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is neat, but I'm seeing most devices are 10+ years old - is there a reason for this?

Intel bootguard

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

The hardware is probably more well known.

[โ€“] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Cool, thanks for the info!

[โ€“] Devjavu@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

It's just that as it stands Libreboot seems like one heck of a tradeoff. I would love to run it, but I also love modern hardware, performance and feature wise that is.
Do I need the newest hardware? No. Do I need Libreboot? No. Do I want both anyways? Well, I'd want an entire desktop in the size and power efficiency of a laptop, I want it all.

[โ€“] shininghero@pawb.social 22 points 2 weeks ago

You know, I've always been curious about this. Has anyone managed to correlate any outbound traffic to Intel's IME?

[โ€“] paequ2@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago
[โ€“] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

How is using Intel a privacy concern? /genq

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 37 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You don't know what their proprietary code is doing and that the Trump regime has 10% ownership of the company now.

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/08/22/trump-says-the-government-now-owns-10-billion-of-intel-00520707

[โ€“] NeedyPlatter@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, that's very concerning, too bad my device doesn't support libreboot. :(

[โ€“] maam@feddit.uk 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Check if it has Coreboot the next best thing.

My Chromebook uses coreboot.

[โ€“] lysol@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

So AMD CPU:s are not a concern then?

[โ€“] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 weeks ago

Gotta keep the business private from controlling Republicans and Creepy Mark Carney.

https://www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/story/72808/carneys-bills-explained-c-2-c-12-c-8-and-c-9/

[โ€“] phpinjected@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

core boot >>>>>> libre boot

[โ€“] mapu@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[โ€“] phpinjected@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

author is biased