Greetings,
I have been shopping around for a laptop during the past few weeks, aiming for a mix of performance and privacy. During my search, I came across a blog post by mrnuke: - https://web.archive.org/web/20150223201313/https://blogs.coreboot.org/blog/2...
(the post was referenced in a Qube OS discussion related to Anti Evil Maid: https://groups.google.com/g/qubes-users/c/sEmZfOZqYXM/m/j5rHeex1BAAJ)
I've noticed that this post has disappeared from Coreboot's blog, and that Coreboot now advertises Purism quite differently. From https://www.coreboot.org/users.html: "Purism manufactures security focused laptops designed chip by chip to work with free/libre and open source software. Purism laptops are the only independently-made, brand new, high-performance laptops on the market specifically meant to pair recent technologies with coreboot and a neutralized Intel Management Engine."
I also came across Purism's public answer: https://puri.sm/posts/about-purism-and-librems-and-cake/
I guess the change in Coreboot's stance can be explained in a few manners: - Purism genuinely improved since 2015 and is now delivering on their promises, - mrnuke's opinion never reflected Coreboot's opinions, - Purism extended a "helping" hand to Coreboot, in order to align both parties' economical objectives,
From an external viewpoint, I'd say that Purism has improved on their delivery, and their narrative seems to be grounded in reality rather than smoke and mirrors. (Even though they currently admit to still having some binary blobs here and there)
Can you please provide more context, and indulge in the curiosity of a random user ?
(Disclaimer: I do not intend to buy a Purism laptop, not because I think they are bad, but because I'll have a more "Do It Yourself" approach)
Best regards, Alexandre (a security/privacy enthusiast)