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diff --git a/www/suppliers.md b/www/suppliers.md index c137c14c..89a5bfa5 100644 --- a/www/suppliers.md +++ b/www/suppliers.md @@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ Home page: <https://shop.libiquity.com/> Ministry of Freedom (Minifree) ------------------------------- +--------- Leah Rowe, Minifree's founder, is also Libreboot's founder and is an active Libreboot developer. Minifree is the first company to achieve FSF RYF endorsement on a computer system, and invests money directly into Libreboot. -**Minifree ships worldwide, to all countries.** +**Ships worldwide, to all countries.** Routers: @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Home page: <https://minifree.org/> Phreedom 2600 ------------------- +--------- Phreedom 2600 sells the BeagleBone Black (which can be used for flashing Libreboot) and the Thinkpad X200. All computers come with Parabola GNU/Linux preinstalled. @@ -60,25 +60,23 @@ All products meets the criteria for [Respects Your Freedom](https://fsf.org/ryf) Home page: <https://shop.phreedom2600.net/> -Raptor Engineering ------------------- - -Raptor is the world's first libre OEM, producing systems with libre boot -firmware and operating system preinstalled, *from the factory*. +Raptor Computing Systems +--------- -Website for pre-orders: -<https://www.raptorcs.com/TALOSII/> +Raptor Computing Systems (RCS) is the world's first libre OEM, producing systems +with libre boot firmware and operating system preinstalled, *from the factory*. -They have 2 systems available: +They the following systems available: -- [TALOS II Lite](https://secure.raptorcs.com/content/TL1BC1/purchase.html) - (this is the cheaper version) -- [TALOS II](https://secure.raptorcs.com/content/TL2WK2/intro.html) +- [TALOS™ II](https://raptorcs.com/content/base/products.html) +- [TALOS™ II Lite](https://raptorcs.com/content/base/products.html) +(reduced cost version of TALOS™ II) +- [Blackbird™ II Lite](https://raptorcs.com/content/base/products.html) NOTE: this isn't technically Libreboot, but the boot firmware is entirely free. This is the same company that ported the ASUS KFSN4-DRE, KGPE-D16 and KCMA-D8 -mainboards to Libreboot. Raptor has also helped improve other ports in Libreboot, +mainboards to Libreboot. RCS has also helped improve other ports in Libreboot, for instance they added support for *switchable graphics* on the ThinkPad T400 which Libreboot supports. @@ -86,10 +84,10 @@ Home page: <https://www.raptorcs.com/> Technoethical -------------- +--------- Technoethical (formerly Tehnoetic) is a team of free software activists and -developers that are selling hardware pre-installed with libreboot as a way to +developers that are selling hardware pre-installed with Libreboot as a way to fund the activity within their nonprofit foundation. **Ships worldwide, to all countries.** @@ -110,14 +108,18 @@ Home page: <https://tehnoetic.com/> Vikings -------- +--------- -Vikings is the first company to offer hosting on hardware pre-installed with -libreboot and they are also selling the hardware itself to fund the building -of their libreboot-powered datacenter. +Vikings is the first company to offer hosting on hardware pre-installed with +Libreboot and they are also selling the hardware itself to fund the building +of their Libreboot-powered datacenter. **Ships worldwide, to all countries.** +Routers: + +- [Libre WNDR3800 Router](https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/wndrrouter) (FSF RYF pending) + Servers: - [Vikings D16 1U server](https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/the-server-1u) @@ -126,46 +128,49 @@ Mainboards: - [Vikings D16 mainboard](https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/d16-ryf-certfied) (FSF RYF certified) -Desktops: +Workstations: - [Vikings D16 workstation](https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/vikings-d16-workstation) +- [Vikings D8 workstation](https://store.vikings.net/ryf-certified-hardware/d8ryf) (FSF RYF certified) Laptops: - [Vikings X200 laptop](https://store.vikings.net/libre-friendly-hardware/x200-ryf-certfied) (FSF RYF certified) Home page: -<https://vikings.net/> +<https://store.vikings.net/> -Other suppliers +Other sources =============== -Sellers on eBay +Workshops/hackerspaces +--------- + +You may have a GNU+Linux User Group, free software workshop or hackerspace near +you that can help you with installing Libreboot, for instance. + + +Sellers on e-commerce platforms --------------- -On the eBay website, in various countries, you can search for libreboot and -you may find some individual sellers providing Libreboot-preinstalled hardware. +On various e-commerce platforms (such as ebay) and in various countries, you +can search for Libreboot and you may find some individual sellers providing +Libreboot-preinstalled hardware. -We cannot verify the quality of these suppliers, but they do exist. +Quality and dependability of these suppliers may differ from the experience +from the shops on this web site. Some of them also provide choice of GNU+Linux distribution, or they may provide services where you can ship your Libreboot-compatible device to them and they would install Libreboot for you. -This can be useful for some people, but due to the nature of eBay, we cannot -link to them since eBay listings are regularly deleted due to expiration (some -sellers may choose to have longer listings, or renew expired listings). +This can be useful for some people, but due to the nature of these platforms, +we cannot link listings since they are regularly deleted due to expiration +(some sellers may choose to have longer listings, or renew expired listings). -There may also be other websites similar to eBay (e.g. mercado livre, available -for several South American countries) that might have Libreboot hardware on -them. +Notable platforms that might offer Libreboot hardware are eBay, AliExpress, +mercado livre (available for several South American countries). **If you are considering purchasing from a supplier on eBay, make sure to read their feedback comments for other products that they sell, and check their -seller rating. Don't get duped by a bad seller!** - -Workshops/hackerspaces ----------------------- - -You may have a GNU+Linux User Group, free software workshop or hackerspace near -you that can help you with installing Libreboot, for instance. +seller rating. Don't get duped by a bad seller!**
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