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by gcoakes 1070 days ago
> 100% OSS

Tell that to your BIOS or the firmware that runs on your WLAN or NVMe. Hell, tell that to the CPU itself[^1].

[^1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Management_Engine
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fsflover 1070 days ago
The parent is talking about the operating system, not all software running on the machine.
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matheusmoreira 1070 days ago
The "operating system" is not really operating the system anymore. They're just an app sandboxed away from the real hardware by the real operating systems hidden away in the machine.

https://youtu.be/36myc8wQhLo

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fsflover 1070 days ago
Nobody said it wasn't important. It's just a different kind of problem. I personally run disabled and neutralized Intel ME to be a bit safer.

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36678795.

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