Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[Caleb Herbert]

You should be fine on T7 if you just update your Linux.

https://jxself.org/linux-libre/

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[jason]

None of the machines that ThinkPenguin sells can be used with libreboot.

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[leestrobel]

I assume it contains the Intel ME (and therefore would not be compatible with  
Libreboot), if it contains a 'quad-core i7' chip?

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[i_write_words]

The page says that Ubuntu 16.04 works and T8 is based on Ubuntu 16.04 so I  
wouldn't personally worry.


That's fantastic news. tfs

Re: [Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[J.B. Nicholson]

a...@ncf.ca wrote:

I visited Chris' website today and saw this:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-z-gnulinux-laptop


Is there a hardware switch to electrically disable the integrated webcam 
and built-in microphone?


If this is mentioned on the page I didn't notice the mention of such a switch.

[Trisquel-users] ThinkPenguin has a new laptop

[adel]

I visited Chris' website today and saw this:

https://www.thinkpenguin.com/gnu-linux/penguin-z-gnulinux-laptop

Trisquel 7 isn't supported ... would an early iso of Trisquel 8 work?