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This article on PC World asks if Purism's goals for the Librem open-source-top-to-bottom laptop are even possible. The early conclusion seems to be "No", although there's a more nuanced discussion if you click through to the article.
Personally, I suspect that it's going to be very difficult without someone reverse engineering a number of pieces of the system, or someone coming up with a fully open-source, yet x86_64-compatible, CPU design - both of which seem unlikely in today's world.
What do Soylentils think of Purism and the chances of them succeeding at Librem's goals?
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Are Purism's Goals for the Librem Laptop Possible to Achieve?
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(Score: 1) by drgibbon on Monday August 10 2015, @10:18AM
You are right, x86 seems doomed for building a libre system with modern hardware (perhaps ARM [trisquel.info] is an avenue). But at present this 2008 x86 dumpster-dive looks like the only thing going.
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