Pro to [email protected]English • 23 days agoGNU Linux-Libre 6.15 Kernel Is Out for Those Who Seek 100% Freedom for Their PCswww.fsfla.orgmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up155cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareChemical WonkalinkfedilinkEnglish5•23 days ago100% Freedom for Their PCs? LOL This is a joke
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•23 days agoIt’s possible with an old enough CPU and a libre BIOS. That doesn’t mean I’d do it but it’s possible.
minus-squareChemical WonkalinkfedilinkEnglish2•22 days agoStill not 100% not to mention how many security patches you would have to give up for such
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•22 days agoBut the attacking line is also much lower. So? 🤷
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-222 days agoYeah, I’m not sure too many mitigations have been backported. But the attack surface might also be smaller due to simpler pipelines… Regardless, I’m too much of a perf junkie to give up my modern hardware.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•22 days agoSame could’ve once been said about a free OS like Linux. Now it is absolutely possible, with the downsides shrinking bit by bit. The goal of 100% free is one I support. And these people are working to make it possible.
100% Freedom for Their PCs? LOL This is a joke
It’s possible with an old enough CPU and a libre BIOS.
That doesn’t mean I’d do it but it’s possible.
Still not 100% not to mention how many security patches you would have to give up for such
But the attacking line is also much lower. So? 🤷
Yeah, I’m not sure too many mitigations have been backported.
But the attack surface might also be smaller due to simpler pipelines…
Regardless, I’m too much of a perf junkie to give up my modern hardware.
Same could’ve once been said about a free OS like Linux. Now it is absolutely possible, with the downsides shrinking bit by bit.
The goal of 100% free is one I support. And these people are working to make it possible.