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154 points walterbell | 1 comments | 15 Dec 15 07:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

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INTPenis ◴[15 Dec 15 09:24 UTC] No.10736741[source]▶

Since I'm completely surprised by this project and very attracted to it I thought it was best to google around for some perspective. Found this http://www.pcworld.com/article/2960524/laptop-computers/why-...

Among other things. My first question was, is the hardware open? Couldn't find an answer to that.

Edit: Apparently revision 2 of Purism will possibly have Coreboot.

creshal ◴[15 Dec 15 09:52 UTC] No.10736827[source]▶

The CPU uses proprietary, binary microcode blobs.

The graphics chip needs proprietary, binary firmware blobs.

The ethernet chip needs proprietary, binary firmware blobs.

The BIOS is a proprietary, binary firmware blob.

"Respects your freedom" my ass. The only difference to a whitebox laptop is marketing. Dell's or Lenovo's linux offerings are just as "free".

(And chromebooks with Coreboot are, technically, more free than both.)

1. yuhong ◴[15 Dec 15 19:35 UTC] No.10739904[source]▶

And the microcode is built into the CPU so skipping microcode updates would be useless.

Qubes OS will ship pre-installed on Purism’s security-focused Librem 13 laptop