2026-10-28 05:00 UTC
Though users are rarely aware of the BIOS, its foundational role makes it a user freedom chokepoint; if it is not free, users cannot trust it not to modify their computers on behalf of the company that wrote it: https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html #FreeSoftware
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@XavianFox@hear-me.social 2026-10-28 06:14
@fsf@hostux.social Unfortunately true that the BIOS is in fact a chokehold of freedom. I use Libreboot personally, but it does have some freedom related issues. I would use Canoeboot or GNU Boot, but being only able to support DDR3 memory, and relatively only compatible with ancient computers that can't meet my needs, it makes it hard to maintain a fully 100% free computing experience. So as of right now, I use Libreboot, deliberately sacrificing some freedom, for a small bit of convenience, like DDR4 memory and internal NVMe slots. Hopefully in the future I can make the change and use a fully free software BIOS, but as of right now, it's just not the case.