Group: Hardware/History/Laptops Comparison
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Nowadays, some laptops are able to run only free software. | Nowadays, some laptops are able to run only free software. | ||
| − | This means that they are not "just" able to run 100% free software distributions: they go way | + | This means that they are not "just" able to run 100% free software distributions: they go way beyond that. |
| − | What initialises the hardware before loading the operating system(like a fully free distribution) is software. | + | What initialises the hardware before loading the operating system (like a fully free distribution) is software. |
This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...). | This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...). | ||
| − | Free software initialisation code, along with a 100% free operating | + | Free software initialisation code, along with a 100% free operating system, and peripherals that work with free software can result in a 100% free system on some laptops. |
== Laptop that can be 100% free == | == Laptop that can be 100% free == | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 24 September 2014
Introduction
Nowadays, some laptops are able to run only free software.
This means that they are not "just" able to run 100% free software distributions: they go way beyond that.
What initialises the hardware before loading the operating system (like a fully free distribution) is software.
This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...).
Free software initialisation code, along with a 100% free operating system, and peripherals that work with free software can result in a 100% free system on some laptops.
Laptop that can be 100% free
Bad for freedom
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