On 09/14/2018 06:20 PM, taii...@gmx.com wrote:
> On 09/14/2018 03:01 PM, David Schissler wrote:
>> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item=Intel-Slimbootloader
>>
>> This could be an improvement if someone takes the firmware and deletes tons
>> of unnecessary stuff. Hopefully this will be rolled out over many lines.
>>
>
> It is nothing new!
>
> This is NOT "Open Source Firmware" it is shimboot coreboot - all the
> hardware initiation work is done via FSP and coreboot is just there as a
> wrapper layer for FSP.
>
> More misdirection from intel trying to strangle their IBM OpenPOWER
> competitors in the crib now that they see there is a real market for
> owner controlled hardware.
>
> Buy a TALOS 2 if you want legitimately owner controlled, real FOSS,
> libre, "open source firmware" hardware that is both fast and brand new.
I always assume people know the difference but I figure I should mention
that unfortunately qubes/xen does not yet support the POWER arch as
there is a bit of an impasse in the developer community - thus your best
choice if you must have qubes is the KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 libre firmware
available workstation/server boards or the g505s coreboot open cpu/ram
init laptop all of which are pre-PSP AMD and while comparatively slow
the kcma-d8 with a 4386 can max out the latest games on libreboot with a
suitable graphics card such as a rx580 8gb.
I would however argue that an OpenPOWER machine with
POWER-KVM/POWER-IOMMU virt is more secure than xen running on blobbed
propriatary wintel junk that soon won't allow you to install linux at all.
I am old enough to remember the fact that smartphones didn't used to be
walled gardens, soon that anti-feature concept will come to desktop
computers and one will only be able to install linux or their non-MS
"approved" programs if they pay for a "developer edition" computer. MS
already tests the waters with their ARM PC's that have full "secure"
boot (aka secure from you the owner) locking you out from removing
windows or even installing a new version of windows.
Every time someone purchases a new non-owner controlled blobbed
intel/amd hardware you support future DRM efforts, even if someone
figures out a ME jailbreak some day intel will quickly patch it and with
every release their methods of preventing jailbreaking get better and
better.
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