Framework Laptop Community @lemmy.ml OsrsNeedsF2P @lemmy.ml 3mo ago

Enabling software longevity (Tl;dr - Old laptops will be getting firmware/BIOS updates from out)

When building products to last, it’s not enough to design the hardware to be repairable, upgradeable, and customizable. The overall longevity of devices as complex as modern notebooks also depends on how long the software and firmware continues to be useful.

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From out?
- Yes you read it correctly. From out.
  
  What does from out mean?
- Maybe they meant “from here on out”?
  
  LOL yes I did. Was very tired!
- From out!
make it open source, this is the cheapest way.

arent radeons from the mid 2000s still supported on linux because of that?
- Can't do it at will when it contains third party proprietary code. They have to reimplement what Insyde wrote for them first.
  
  But otherwise yes.
  
  coreboot cant come soon enough
- Linux support and bios updates are separate things. You can patch problems in the OS but it’s more efficient to patch them in the bios.
@OsrsNeedsF2P Again, in English please...
- @OsrsNeedsF2P Or French, or Dutch.

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