Hi everyone,
Subrata has written a fantastic proposal for a plan to reduce the work done by the Intel FSP, and transition that work into open source implementations.[1] This would be a good initial step towards what the open source firmware communities would like to see, which is, of course, to have all the firmware to be completely open and well documented.
In looking towards that goal, a group of people including myself have drafted an open letter to intel, asking that they consider Subrata’s proposal and work with us to achieve the slimming, then replacement of the FSP-S functionality with open source code [2]. The drafters of this open letter agree that this will benefit all open source firmware communities along with Intel, and ultimately their customers.
I understand that some will see this as an underwhelming change, but please look at it instead as at least a step in the direction that we’d like to see. I believe that these small steps, if shown to be beneficial to Intel and their customers, will lead to larger changes, pushing the boundaries between open and proprietary codebases even further in favor of openness.
If you agree with our thoughts, please take the time to read through Subrata’s proposal and the open letter to Intel, and consider adding your support behind these by signing onto the letter [2].
Thanks very much for your time, and take care.
Martin
[1]: https://blog.osfw.foundation/osf-intel-reduce-fsp-boundary/ [2]: https://openletter.earth/adopting-open-source-firmware-approach-for-intel-fs...