• Ulrich
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    151 month ago

    If you’re looking for ethical hardware manufacturers, there are none. Just do a clean install when you get it, like every other computer.

    I would assume licensing SteamOS legally prevents them from doing something like that, but who knows.

    • @chronicledmonocle
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      101 month ago

      IIRC Lenovo’s rootkit fuckery was in UEFI and auto-launched even after a fresh Windows install. It was complete bullshit.

    • @3laws
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      127 days ago

      Framework? Pine?

      • Ulrich
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        127 days ago

        You think they’re manufacturing their own hardware?

        • @3laws
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          127 days ago

          Just as much as mayor OEMs, yes. Even borrowing old licensed designs that are now Open and they still very much improve over them. You can literally find videos of their assembly and design processes.