Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has added support for the HP EliteBook 820 G2. The code to Coreboot is licensed using GPLv2.0. The reason I call it semi FOSS is that it does have to include varying levels of clsoed source blobs to make many models work. Having some FOSS in Coreboot beats having a fully closed source BIOS though and it is a good step for users to take to get more privacy and security for their devices.
The project's main website is here:
https://www.coreboot.org/
The code is hosted on Github:
https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot
The project has a presense on Mastodon:
https://firmware.network/coreboot
There is a more thorough writeup on this release by Phoronix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-HP-Elitebook-820-G2
If you wish to donate to the Coreboot project you can do so through Paypal; cheque or wire transfer.
https://www.coreboot.org/donate.html
#foss #privacy #security #coreboot #github
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