r/drama: There are some people who want to replace the BIOS that starts your computer up with a free-software equivalent. There are some other people who want to do much the same thing, but in a slightly different way. These people don't necessarily agree with each other about how this is supposed to work.

There are some people who want to replace the BIOS that starts your computer up with a free-software equivalent. There are some other people who want to do much the same thing, but in a slightly different way. These people don't necessarily agree with each other about how this is supposed to work.

34 2016-09-18 by dagbrown

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/53bkij/libreboot_screwup_from_the_other_developers_of/

I worded this submission as blandly as I could, so you could watch the discussion and see the fun for yourselves. Spoiler warning: identity politics manages to show up. Enjoy!

There are some people who want to replace the BIOS that starts your computer up with a free-software equivalent. There are some other people who want to do much the same thing, but in a slightly different way. These people don't necessarily agree with each other about how this is supposed to work.

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