One of my aunts is visiting and she's what you would call the "cool aunt". I was telling her about Libreboot and she instinctively understood it, what it's about, things about it from the past year or so, how it started, the *ideology* behind it and that of the wider free software movement. She is now a free software supporter. She said learning about it is like waking up from the matrix, comparing Libreboot to neo's little red pill. (which means she also likes The Matrix) Coolest aunt ever.

Random fun fact: Chile was building an analog of our modern internet way back in the 1970s. A massive, national communications network for business and government to coordinate efficiently. The engineer (Stafford Beer) who designed it was from Surrey, in the UK, and worked for the Allende goverment that was building this system. After the 1973 coup, General Pinochet had the system destroyed.

Project Cybersyn - Wikipedia

Had it caught on, we might have had global internet in our homes in the 1970s.

HP EliteBook 8470p and Dell Precision T1650 support added to Libreboot! Here is a news post about it:

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 8470p and Dell Precision T1650 support added to Libreboot

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 8470p and Dell Precision T1650 support added to Libreboot

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 8470p and Dell Precision T1650 support added to Libreboot

They're both really nice machines, and the Dell machine (which is a desktop) supports *ECC* memory if you use a compatible CPU. Perfect for running any kind of server where data integrity matters. I'm not stopping here. It's going to be like this non-stop until the next Libreboot release. I'm on a mission to assimilate as much of coreboot as I possibly can.

Libreboot just got support for a really nice new laptop (HP EliteBook 2170p):

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 2170p support added to Libreboot

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 2170p support added to Libreboot

Libreboot – HP EliteBook 2170p support added to Libreboot

This is the first of many. I have a lot more HP EliteBooks here that I'm working on (some Dell workstations too). I'm on a spree this week, adding new mainboards to Libreboot.

Random fun fact: I sometimes get asked what email provider I recommend. Sometimes they even give me a list of so-called "private" mail hosts that someone on IRC/forum linked. I am going to recommend the best email hosting provider that ever existed: You. Run your own mail server. Make sure to account for PTR records, DKIM, SPF etc, and use something like

Newsletters spam test by mail-tester.com

mail-tester.com is a free online service that allows you to test your emails for Spam, Malformed Content and Mail Server Configuration problems

or similar to check that your mail is configured well. postfix/opensmtpd is your friend. Should I write a tutorial?

I did this special W541 (ThinkPad) for a customer. Libreboot 20230625 installed with Debian 12 (Gnome, running Wayland). You have to de-solder the flash IC and flash it in a socket, when first installing Libreboot on this model. Then solder the chip back. This one has an IPS monitor, 3K resolution (2880x1620), 32GB RAM and two SSDs in RAID1 (mdraid driver in Linux). 4K video downscaled to 3K, or actual 3K video, 60fps, ran smooth in wayland. I sell Libreboot machines on

Minifree Ltd – Libreboot T480 with 4-core i5-8250u, Intel UHD 630 graphics, 32GB/64GB DDR4 RAM, Intel AX210 WiFi, 1TB/2TB NVMe SSD and Debian Linux

Minifree Ltd – Libreboot T480 with 4-core i5-8250u, Intel UHD 630 graphics, 32GB/64GB DDR4 RAM, Intel AX210 WiFi, 1TB/2TB NVMe SSD and Debian Linux

Minifree Ltd – Libreboot T480 with 4-core i5-8250u, Intel UHD 630 graphics, 32GB/64GB DDR4 RAM, Intel AX210 WiFi, 1TB/2TB NVMe SSD and Debian Linux

I have good news: Libreboot just got a big update. Not yet a new release, but Libreboot's build system now uses the latest coreboot revision on most boards; GRUB and SeaBIOS payloads have also been updated to newer revisions. It is announced here:

Libreboot – August 2023: New coreboot, SeaBIOS and GRUB revisions in Libreboot (testers needed!)

Libreboot – August 2023: New coreboot, SeaBIOS and GRUB revisions in Libreboot (testers needed!)

Libreboot – August 2023: New coreboot, SeaBIOS and GRUB revisions in Libreboot (testers needed!)

I would ask all those interested to provide testing, based on this. Information is given, on the announcement. There *will* be two more Libreboot releases, this year - possibly three. I'm starting a massive push, as of today.