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42 sats \ 4 replies \ @elvismercury 8 Oct 2023 \ parent \ on: Stacker Saloon
I think the emergence of a whole gradient of custodial offerings is the surest sign that things are working. If there are offerings the span levels of trust and friction we have a chance of getting new people into the space. Absent that, there's no chance. So excited to see what this amounts to in general, and wrt SN.
Nice! A ThinkPad! That's a legit setup right there! I wonder if libreboot or coreboot firmware bios is needed for that.
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I have a X220 which came with coreboot (I think it's Skulls).
I actually didn't know about coreboot before and I argued with the seller on eBay that I don't want to pay extra for coreboot, lol
Since I didn't find another X220, I then bought it after a few days anyway.
But I don't understand your question:
I wonder if libreboot or coreboot firmware bios is needed for that.
Afaik, coreboot is about OSS so you don't need it but it's good because it's OSS:
Why should I use coreboot? In general because it leads to freedom on machines. Most firmware written today is completely closed source and the code bases are growing. Years ago a computer needed 100kb of compiled code in order to run the southbridge, now around 8mb of code are shipped in modern hardware.
Or wdym with "if it is needed"?
You mean if these Thinkpads have Intel ME? I think coreboot also removes that.
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Yes, I ment if it allows you to do upgrades if this is a newer Thinkpad. I think that was the reason why the older laptops like the t400 was soo popular besides the cool advertisements about its features on tv. Its great to know it already has coreboot. Plus the OSS makes it awesome.
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No, my X220 has coreboot. This is my T420s. I actually made sure you can see the Thinkpad model in the picture, lol (Assuming you thought the picture shows the X220.)
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