From afd1b061c99ffc7111acb7a6493f4f17ca96f5ea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 19:01:13 +0100 Subject: Re-add FAQ entry regarding Purism --- www/faq.md | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+) diff --git a/www/faq.md b/www/faq.md index 7da67885..d32924f5 100644 --- a/www/faq.md +++ b/www/faq.md @@ -78,6 +78,30 @@ What systems are compatible with libreboot? [See here](docs/hardware/). +Will the Purism laptops be supported? +---------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Short answer: no. + +There are severe privacy, security and freedom issues with these laptops, due +to the Intel chipsets that they use. See: + +- [Intel Management Engine](#intelme) +- [More freedom issues on modern Intel hardware](#intel) + +Most notably, these laptops also use the Intel FSP binary blob, for the entire +hardware initialization. Coreboot does support a particular revision of one of +their laptops, but most are either unsupported or rely on binary blobs for most +of the hardware initialization. + +In particular, the Intel Management Engine is a severe threat to privacy and +security, not to mention freedom, since it is a remote backdoor that provides +Intel remote access to a computer where it is present. + +Intel themselves even admitted it, publicly. + +The Libreboot project recommends avoiding all hardware sold by Purism. + Why is the latest Intel hardware unsupported in libreboot? {#intel} ----------------------------------------------------------- -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2