a good point
Hear, hear.
That's my battle plan.
It's still about 2/3 cheaper than the average high-end Windows laptop with
equivalent specs.
but it is very easy to install libreboot on a x60 yourself
and Intel proprietary CPU stuff removed from ROM
doesn’t libreboot do that..?
doesn’t libreboot do that..?
Sure, but some people might still prefer to guy from Gluglug anyway. In this
way you get to support Francis and his ongoing work. As an example, I
purchased his Libreboot installation service so as to support him financially
even though I already had Libreboot
I'd personally rather buy one from Gluglug anyway, for the hardware
improvements, extra stuff, and Intel proprietary CPU stuff removed from ROM, as
well as Libreboot.
Well said. Support freedom.
What I meant by 'Intel proprietary CPU stuff'- I didn't mean BIOS but Intel AME
and AMT. I have no clue what they are, but Gluglug have gotten rid of them too,
as well as replacing the BIOS.
Alternatively you could just buy a Libreboot X200 with 12 display, 8 GB of
RAM, and a 120 GB SSD for around $600.
Older Thinkpads like the ones from Gluglug are old hardware but you can turn
them in a quite capable laptop fairly easily if you're not afraid to turn a
screwdriver. Consider for example (I'm not sure where you are, I'm in the US
so I'm looking at US prices, YMMV):
1) Used x200 with 2.4ghz
And yet you use Android.
or you could get this mother board with 64gb of ram
a hex core cpu and a 4TB ssd with 30TB extra HDD space :P!
I use an ASUS N43SL, and, despite having bought it before I was
freedom-conscious, it works perfectly with free software. Unfortunately, it has
a proprietary BIOS- I plan to buy a Libreboot X200 when this machine finally
dies (had it for about 5 years).
Speaking of which, the Thinkpad X200 and
they could be using free android system:
this is my openmoko running a free software android:
also if they are using non-free software for most people it takes time to use
only free software on there machines so don’t criticize them too much for
it
Update: Gluglug no longer sell the T60 and the X60. They have been replaced by
an upgraded X200.
Errr.that, on a laptop?
For sure, that is definitely a good way to go.
These are very good points guys, I will certainly look into the available
systems, and keep a close eye on the technology. At this point I have the
option of keeping my current device and working through the issues, or moving
to one of the suggested devices. I will have a think about what is
The info here is fascinating. For someone with a technical background, albeit
not in I.T, I find the challenges posed by migrating to free software a real
brain teaser. I like that.
Perhaps by learning to write software and becoming proficient I can provide
help to the community. At least I
RMS is now using a Libreboot X60/X60s from Gluglug.
Welcome Sam!
Inconveniences sometimes happen, but we do our best to find workarounds or
report bugs, which often fix the problems :)
Hi all.
From the Acorn Electron and BBC Basic, through the limbo of beige boxes
running Windows, then Apple before the fascism became too ugly to bear...and
now to Ubuntu and my little Acer, it's been quite a journey. Now looking to
move to the world of free software. I'm new to this and I
Welcome freedom seeker! The amount of trouble has to do with the hardware you
have. However there are easy and well functioning while still free options
available.
* http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/
free operating system + free bios
*
Thanks guys. To me these issues are inconvenient, but in the great scheme of
things probably not. I understand RMS's Leemote had no suspend/hibernate
function, but he seemed to manage OK. He seems to use his Laptop as no more
than an email tool. At least it's a free tool!
As a relatively
Welcome to freedom. :-)
Well, you are lucky your wifi card is working (many people had to buy a USB
dongle).
And if you were to play games with 3D and such, you would find that ATI are
useless in the free world.
Now I agree with what you said about the FSF. They seem to do SOME good, but
I don't see them doing
Yes. Give show the people free software, and praise it's virtues, but give
them a system to run it on that works as well as or better than the non free
devices and software they're currently using.
In our rapidly building surveillance society where more liberty is eroded
daily, I can see the
Hey Sam,
Trisquel is a great free distro. It should be able to do just about everything
you want out of the box.
The only real trouble you may have is if you want to run a particular piece of
hardware that no one has written a free driver for yet. (Like a Wi-Fi card in
many laptops) . If you
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