Group: Hardware/Computers/Laptops/Laptops with fatal flaws/Common Laptops

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== Introduction ==
 
== Introduction ==
Many laptops still have non-free software that initialises the hardware before loading the operating system.
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Many laptops still have non-free software<ref name="bootstrap-firmware">This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...).</ref> that initialises the hardware before loading the operating system.
This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...).
 
 
Theses laptops are discussed here.
 
Theses laptops are discussed here.
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== Compatible ==
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Some of theses laptops are able to run 100% free GNU/Linux distribution out of the box.
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But the software<ref name="bootstrap-firmware"></ref> that does the very first hardware initialisation isn't part of the distribution.
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== References ==
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Revision as of 08:23, 30 October 2014

Introduction

Many laptops still have non-free software[1] that initialises the hardware before loading the operating system. Theses laptops are discussed here.


Compatible

Some of theses laptops are able to run 100% free GNU/Linux distribution out of the box. But the software[1] that does the very first hardware initialisation isn't part of the distribution.

References

  1. 1.01.1 This software can have many names (BIOS, EFI, UEFI etc...).