Two and half years ago, I came across libreboot. I was looking for a linux laptop and came across this bit on the ASUS C201 page: "This is unlike the other current libreboot laptops (Intel based). In practise, you can (if you do without the video/wifi blobs, and replace ChromeOS with a distribution that respects … Continue reading Revisiting the ASUS C201
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Freedom & Limits: The ASUS C201 with libreboot and Parabola Linux
March 2020 Update: If you wish to use an ASUS C201 as a laptop computer and usability is an important consideration along with freedom, I now recommend PrawnOS. See my March 2021 update for discussion. Unfree BIOS Software Surfing the web one day, I came across a mention of libreboot, a free software replacement for … Continue reading Freedom & Limits: The ASUS C201 with libreboot and Parabola Linux
2018 Experiments, 1st Quarter Follow-up
New Year resolutions always seem like an exercise in futility. Everyone does them. But, it is difficult to get the social support to make any kind of New Year resolution work. Failure is expected. Starting out in the aftermath of a holiday like New Year's Eve probably doesn't help much either. New Year's resolutions tend … Continue reading 2018 Experiments, 1st Quarter Follow-up
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