Adam Bolte <[email protected]>
writes:

> My hope is that we will see strong efforts to find a free software
> replacement for the the Intel and AMD microcode. However I worry that
> these companies could decide to counter the "threat" by switching
> drivers and GPUs to something very proprietary (as Nvidia did when
> their microcode was reverse-engineered).

The Librem 15 <URL:https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-15> was
designed by negotiating explicitly for software freedom in all
components:

    The Librem 15 is the first concrete step toward changing computer
    manufacturing in a fundamental way. We believe in users’ rights, and
    will continue to push upstream to free the lowest level component
    firmware.

They also have an option for the notebook's internal display to have
resolution of 3840×2160 pixels. Adam might have found a contender for
his next notebook :-)

Adam, would you contact them and ask them on behalf of Free Software
Melbourne what is their reaction to this latest development in graphics
microcode news?

-- 
 \      “When I was born I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year |
  `\                                        and a half.” —Gracie Allen |
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Ben Finney

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