Adam Bolte
My hope is that we will see strong efforts to find a free software replacement for the the Intel and AMD microcode. However I worry that these companies could decide to counter the "threat" by switching drivers and GPUs to something very proprietary (as Nvidia did when their microcode was reverse-engineered).
The Librem 15 URL:https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-15 was designed by negotiating explicitly for software freedom in all components: The Librem 15 is the first concrete step toward changing computer manufacturing in a fundamental way. We believe in users’ rights, and will continue to push upstream to free the lowest level component firmware. They also have an option for the notebook's internal display to have resolution of 3840×2160 pixels. Adam might have found a contender for his next notebook :-) Adam, would you contact them and ask them on behalf of Free Software Melbourne what is their reaction to this latest development in graphics microcode news? -- \ “When I was born I was so surprised I couldn't talk for a year | `\ and a half.” —Gracie Allen | _o__) | Ben Finney