[PSL-Brasil] Fwd: Libreboot X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom

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Subject: 	Libreboot X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom
Date: 	Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:32:06 -0500
From: 	Free Software Foundation <info em fsf.org>
Reply-To: 	Free Software Foundation <info em fsf.org>
To: 	Thiago Zoroastro <thiago.zoroastro em bol.com.br>



Free Software Foundation


    Libreboot X200 laptop now FSF-certified to respect your freedom

*BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA -- Thursday, January 29, 2015 -- The Free
Software Foundation (FSF) today awarded Respects Your Freedom (RYF)
certification to the Libreboot X200 laptop. The RYF certification mark
means that the product meets the FSF's standards in regard to users'
freedom, control over the product, and privacy.*

LibreBoot X200
<https://www.fsf.org/news/libreboot-x200-laptop-now-fsf-certified-to-respect-your-freedom>

This is the second Libreboot laptop from Gluglug (a project of Minifree,
Ltd.) to achieve RYF certification <https://www.fsf.org/ryf>, the first
being the Libreboot X60
<https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/gluglug> in December 2013
<https://www.fsf.org/news/gluglug-x60-laptop-now-certified-to-respect-your-freedom>.
The Libreboot X200 offers many improvements over the Libreboot X60,
including a faster CPU, faster graphics, 64-bit GNU/Linux support (on
all models), support for more RAM, higher screen resolution, and more.
The Libreboot X200 can be purchased from Gluglug at
http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/product/libreboot-x200/.

The Libreboot X200 is a refurbished and updated laptop based on the
Lenovo ThinkPad X200. In order to produce a laptop that achieved the
Free Software Foundation's certification guidelines, the developers at
Gluglug had to replace the low-level firmware as well as the operating
system. Microsoft Windows was replaced with the FSF-endorsed
<http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html> Trisquel GNU/Linux
<https://trisquel.info/> operating system, which includes the GNOME 3
desktop environment. The free software boot system of Libreboot and the
GNU GRUB 2 bootloader were adapted to replace the stock proprietary
firmware, which included a BIOS, Intel's Management Engine (ME) system,
and Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) firmware.

The FSF has previously written
<https://fsf.org/blogs/community/active-management-technology> about
Intel's ME and AMT, calling attention to how this proprietary software
introduces a fundamental security flaw -- a back door -- into a person's
machine that allows a perpetrator to remotely access the computer over a
network. It enables powering the computer on and off, configuring and
upgrading the BIOS, wiping the hard drives, reinstalling the operating
system, and more. While there is a BIOS option to ostensibly disable
AMT, because the BIOS itself is proprietary, the user has no means to
verify whether this is sufficient. The functionality provided by the
ME/AMT could be a very useful security and recovery measure, but only if
the user has control over the software and the ability to install
modified versions of it.

"The ME and its extension, AMT, are serious security issues on modern
Intel hardware and one of the main obstacles preventing most Intel based
systems from being liberated by users. On most systems, it is extremely
difficult to remove, and nearly impossible to replace. Libreboot X200 is
the first system where it has actually been removed, permanently," said
Gluglug Founder and CEO, Francis Rowe.

"This is a huge accomplishment, but unfortunately, it is not known if
the work they have done to remove the ME and AMT from this device will
be applicable to newer Intel-based laptops. It is incredibly frustrating
to think that free software developers may have to invest even more time
and energy into figuring out how to simply *remove* proprietary firmware
without rendering the hardware nonfunctional. On top of that, the
firmware in question poses a serious security threat to its users -- and
the organizations who employ them. We call on Intel to work with us to
enable removal of ME and AMT for users who don't want it on their
machines," said FSF's executive director, John Sullivan.

In order to remove the ME, AMT, and other proprietary firmware from the
laptop, the Libreboot developers had to first reverse engineer Intel's
firmware. They then created a small software utility to produce a free
firmware image that conforms to Intel's specifications. Finally, to
install their firmware on the device, they used special hardware (an SPI
flasher) that they directly connected to a small chip on the motherboard
itself. After many months of work, the Libreboot developers managed to
completely overwrite the proprietary firmware with Libreboot and GNU
GRUB 2. Those who purchase a Libreboot X200 from Gluglug will receive a
laptop that has had all of this work already done to it and will be able
to update or install new firmware to their device without needing to
make use of any special hardware or complicated procedures.

To learn more about the Respects Your Freedom hardware certification,
including details <https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/gluglug>
on the certification of the Libreboot X200, visit
http://www.fsf.org/ryf. Hardware sellers interested in applying for
certification can consult
http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/criteria.

Subscribers to the FSF's /Free Software Supporter/
<http://www.fsf.org/fss> newsletter will receive announcements about
future Respects Your Freedom products.


      About the Free Software Foundation

The Free Software Foundation, founded in 1985, is dedicated to promoting
computer users' right to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute
computer programs. The FSF promotes the development and use of free (as
in freedom) software -- particularly the GNU operating system and its
GNU/Linux variants -- and free documentation for free software. The FSF
also helps to spread awareness of the ethical and political issues of
freedom in the use of software, and its Web sites, located at fsf.org
and gnu.org, are an important source of information about GNU/Linux.
Donations to support the FSF's work can be made at
https://donate.fsf.org. Its headquarters are in Boston, MA, USA.

More information about the FSF, as well as important information for
journalists and publishers, is at https://www.fsf.org/press.


      About Gluglug and Minifree, Ltd

Francis Rowe is the Founder and CEO of Minifree Ltd in the UK, which
owns and operates Gluglug, a project to promote adoption of free
software globally. To purchase products sold by Gluglug, visit
http://shop.gluglug.org.uk.


      Media Contacts

Joshua Gay
Licensing & Compliance Manager
Free Software Foundation
+1 (617) 542 5942
licensing em fsf.org <mailto:licensing em fsf.org>

Francis Rowe
Founder & CEO
Gluglug
info em gluglug.org.uk <mailto:info em gluglug.org.uk>

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