for a long time i thought the name of the project was libReboot. libreBoot does make more sense though.
I wouldn't be surprised if that was part of the choice in the name.
Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
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Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was actually thinking of giving LibreBoot a try until all this drama broke. Now it just seems like the personal soapbox of a particular individual, which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in its viability (especially given how ambitious it is).
I got a feeling we'll see more of this happening. Was the transgender employee fired because she was transgender, or was she fired for some other reason? It is really hard to tell unless there is a court case on it. If you remember Ellen Pao claimed she was fired because of her gender, and it went to court, and the only proof that they had for anything was that Pao was bullying others and being a bad employee with pe…
People who've worked at the FSF say it is very progressive and open to transgenders. The idea that they would fire someone for being trans is just outrageous.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
I got a feeling we'll see more of this happening. Was the transgender employee fired because she was transgender, or was she fired for some other reason? It is really hard to tell unless there is a court case on it. If you remember Ellen Pao claimed she was fired because of her gender, and it went to court, and the only proof that they had for anything was that Pao was bullying others and being a bad employee with pe…
People who've worked at the FSF say it is very progressive and open to transgenders. The idea that they would fire someone for being trans is just outrageous.
It makes no sense. FSF treats employees better than most companies and are very open minded as well. It is very progressive and open to GLBT people, etc.
I think it is some sort of politics, like trying to attack Linus because he rejected some SJW's contributions to the Linux Kernel because it caused a Kernel panic and asked if she bothered to test the code before submitting it. Then he is accused of being sexist towards her because he used cuss words.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#24Isn't libreboot just coreboot minus blobs? I don't get why it is in any way remarkable.
Are you not familiar with the free software movement? There's a reason the project is called libreboot.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#25Changing the BIOS on, say a late model Thinkpad would be difficult. Doesn't the update utility verify the signatures before flashing?
Most of their supported machines (including at least a few of the Thinkpads they support) look like they can't be flashed "online" from the OEM firmware. For that hardware, their documentation says you'd have to disassemble the machine and flash the firmware externally. Obviously, this requires specialized hardware, but it's not completely insurmountable if you're really determined to run the thing.
The laptop repair shops I've seen in Shenzhen offer a BIOS reflashing service that involves using a long cable with a small clip on the end that connects to the BIOS chip. They usually reflash to OEM, to fix "hard bricks", but might be willing to flash an image you provide.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
People who've worked at the FSF say it is very progressive and open to transgenders. The idea that they would fire someone for being trans is just outrageous.
It makes no sense. FSF treats employees better than most companies and are very open minded as well. It is very progressive and open to GLBT people, etc. I think it is some sort of politics, like trying to attack Linus because he rejected some SJW's contributions to the Linux Kernel because it caused a Kernel panic and asked if she bothered to test the code before submitting it. Then he is accused of being sexist tow…
Didn't Linus say something along the lines of "I don't care about your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or whatever else, except the code you submit"? That seems to be his attitude toward such things.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#27Isn't libreboot just coreboot minus blobs? I don't get why it is in any way remarkable.
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Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Chromebook C201 is very recent (currently sold new), supercheap (<$200), and can run not only Libreboot, but completely blob-free. Not even CPU microcode is needed.
Do you need a binary blob to run the RockChip GPU though?
You get full 2D from the Linux kernel, but yeah the 3D GPU is Mali, so no luck if you need OpenGL (in hardware).
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
I was actually thinking of giving LibreBoot a try until all this drama broke. Now it just seems like the personal soapbox of a particular individual, which doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in its viability (especially given how ambitious it is).
I got a feeling we'll see more of this happening. Was the transgender employee fired because she was transgender, or was she fired for some other reason? It is really hard to tell unless there is a court case on it. If you remember Ellen Pao claimed she was fired because of her gender, and it went to court, and the only proof that they had for anything was that Pao was bullying others and being a bad employee with pe…
Well, we don't really know all of the facts but it apparently wasn't a problem when she was hired, wasn't a problem when they highlighted her for Lady Ada Lovelace day, and it wasn't a problem that kept FSF from giving her a senior job title. FSF obviously isn't going to comment on the matter but Leah Rowe at one point claimed on the libreboot website that the employee that was let go had said that it was fine for Leah to raise cain over it but that was reverted not long after it was put up. Leah also claimed to be taking the high ground to avoid naming names and then promptly turned around and claimed that three individuals at FSF were misogynistic and that they should be fired immediately.
Make from that what you will.
Re: Libreboot – A free BIOS or UEFI replacement
#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I got a feeling we'll see more of this happening. Was the transgender employee fired because she was transgender, or was she fired for some other reason? It is really hard to tell unless there is a court case on it. If you remember Ellen Pao claimed she was fired because of her gender, and it went to court, and the only proof that they had for anything was that Pao was bullying others and being a bad employee with pe…
Well, we don't really know all of the facts but it apparently wasn't a problem when she was hired, wasn't a problem when they highlighted her for Lady Ada Lovelace day, and it wasn't a problem that kept FSF from giving her a senior job title. FSF obviously isn't going to comment on the matter but Leah Rowe at one point claimed on the libreboot website that the employee that was let go had said that it was fine for Le…
I don't have enough data to make anything but FUD from it.
There are many reasons that someone could change their mind and decide to take different actions than they have before. Either way it is clear that some form of 'bad blood' has arisen and that things are now divisive. Unfortunately I don't know who I can side with on this issue due to the lack of data.