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What if your laptop had a Free and open-source software (FOSS) firmware?

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What if your laptop had a Free and open-source software (FOSS) firmware?

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What if your laptop had a FOSS firmware?

Statistically, your computer's firmware is proprietary. However, Libreboot is an interesting, if niche, option to boostrap a computer with free and libre code only.

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I’ve had a few LibreBoot laptops. Experienced frequent hard-drive crashes, unfortunately.

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