Group: Hardware/History/Laptops Comparison
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* [[/Common Laptops| Common laptops]] | * [[/Common Laptops| Common laptops]] | ||
* [[/Partially free laptops| Partially free laptops]] | * [[/Partially free laptops| Partially free laptops]] | ||
| − | + | * [[/Laptop requiring some work | Laptops that require some work to be free]] | |
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| − | * [[/Laptop requiring some work | Laptops that require some work]] | ||
* [[/Laptop to evaluate | Laptops that needs to be evaluated]] | * [[/Laptop to evaluate | Laptops that needs to be evaluated]] | ||
{{featured resource|month=September|year=2014}} | {{featured resource|month=September|year=2014}} | ||
Revision as of 03:23, 30 October 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
- Common laptops
- Partially free laptops
- Laptops that require some work to be free
- Laptops that needs to be evaluated
This page was a featured resource in September 2014.
