| ▲ | jjmarr 2 hours ago | |
That's literally the official FSF position. https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw > For example: the Free Software Foundation only purchases desktop machines which support Libreboot, and Thinkpad X200 and X60 laptops with Libreboot. All desktops and servers we buy are KGPE-D16 motherboards, which are supported by Libreboot. As a result, all of the workstations used by the FSF staff have a free BIOS. https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html > Except where noted, all of the distributions listed on this page fail to follow the guidelines in at least two important ways: > ...The kernel that they distribute (in most cases, Linux) includes “blobs”: pieces of object code distributed without source, usually firmware to run some device. They are extreme, uncompromising, and live by their principles. They are also the reason you can buy a computer meeting those requirements instead of being a pipe dream. | ||