>You are speaking about the intel Boot guard
I speak about, you do not have the source code. You cannot install your own
software, because you cannot sign the software, because you do not have the
key.
This is true, but Think Penguin also doesn't market itself as selling
freedom-respecting hardware. It just markets itself as selling hardware that
works with libre GNU/Linux distros out-of-the-box. Only products which have
been RYF-certified are labeled as freedom-friendly.
I don't even like the fact that they're calling this "disabling" the ME. That
term suggests that it's not being run, when it absolutely is; it's just being
run less.
This is an excellent post, but ThinkPenguin does not go as far out of its way
to caution customers as Technoethical does. A relevant point of comparison
would be Technoethical's up-front and proactive discussion of the limitations
of its smartphones, including from a freedom perspective, whi
I think the page you link to is a good example of why Purism comes across as
less-than-honest. While they avoid explicitly taking credit for disabling the
ME, they phrase everything so that if you aren't paying very close attention
you'll interpret it that way.
For example, your initial pos
yep, I think the same. They are really doing some work
I never said that Purism did this work all by themselves; I merely bring it
up, because it demonstrates their commitment to free software, making it
harder to believe that they are some kind of fraud (which a lot of people on
this forum think is the case).
Not totally correct. You are speaking about the intel Boot guard that is not
enabled on all laptop. If it is enabled me_cleaner doesn't work. Check here
please: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/Intel-Boot-Guard
So if you are able to use the me_cleaner script means that there is no intel
The only credit I would give to Purism company is the fact that they are
investing on this topic. They ported their hardware to coreboot. This
requires some work as I am finding out. Not so easy as disabling intel ME.
People on libreboot's irc says differently. Libre software requires you have
all the source code. You do not. The intel cpus will only work, if the
software is signed by an encryption key only intel has. That is why you
cannot select what cpu software to install.
Mhmm This is already done by many here
check here please: https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/issues/3
All these people did already this.
The developer that achieved this is Nicola Corna. Credit to him.
I also disabled intel ME.
If you check here: https://puri.sm/posts/deep-dive-into-intel
Here a very good guide on how to do this:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Sakaki%27s_EFI_Install_Guide/Disabling_the_Intel_Management_Engine
https://puri.sm/posts/purism-librem-laptops-completely-disable-intel-management-engine/
This is a huge step for software freedom!
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