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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

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Is gaming with Coreboot (or any other open source bios) viable? (lemmy.sdf.org)

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I am looking to build a Linux gaming machine with open source firmware and Intel ME disabled. Is this viable?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As far as I know it's also less documented. People have dug really deep into Intel ME that they even found a bit that disables most of the ME.

On the other hand AMD is planning to use coreboot compatible open firmware in the next EPYC generation. Knowing AMD, it will eventually come to the consumer market too. (We'll see if it will be available before Red Hat drops x11)

Also there was a phoronix article recently that Intel is too messing around with Coreboot on Xeon.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

i think amd said plan bring open source agesa to consumer after epyc.