What will the FSF do when a computer comes out with more free components? Award a "Super RYF" ?

This is already addressed in their criteria. See http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria

In particular:

"We want users to be able to upgrade and control the software at as many levels as possible. If and when free software becomes available for use on a certain secondary processor, we will expect certified products to adopt it within a reasonable period of time. This can be done in the next model of the product, if there is a new model within a reasonable period of time. If this is not done, we will eventually withdraw the certification."

So, if we get free HDD/SSD firmware tomorrow then the FSF will expect these computers to ship with that. If not then you get the "If this is not done" sentence.

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