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Are Purism's goals for the Librem laptop possible to achieve?

Accepted submission by AndyTheAbsurd at 2015-08-08 18:09:00
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This article on PC World [pcworld.com] 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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