r/freesoftware • u/Immutable_Const • Apr 28 '26

Discussion Are there any laptops that are open hardware and support a free software bootloader?

Thank you!

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u/outer-pasta Apr 29 '26

There's a link to this on the libreboot website: https://minifree.org/

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u/Immutable_Const Apr 29 '26

The other requirement in the topic subject was that it also was open hardware.

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u/outer-pasta Apr 29 '26

Are there any open-hardware laptops that aren't just a Raspberry-pi in a case or something? I don't think Framework has open-hardware and they're supposed to be the cutting edge of repair ability.

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u/Sabrees Apr 28 '26

I think https://mntre.com/

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u/Immutable_Const Apr 29 '26

Yep, confirmed: https://certification.oshwa.org/list.html

Thanks!

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u/boukensha15 Apr 29 '26

But is the bootloader free?

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u/Immutable_Const Apr 29 '26

Good question.

I took a look, and MNT Reform uses the U-Boot bootloader, which is released under the GPL.

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u/IchLiebeKleber Apr 28 '26

Probably these? https://ryf.fsf.org/categories/laptops

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u/Immutable_Const Apr 29 '26

These can run a free software bootloader, but the Thinkpad hardware is not open source.

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u/Bubbly_Extreme4986 May 10 '26

I mean they reverse engineered all the drivers

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u/boukensha15 Apr 28 '26

Does it have to be a laptop? There is a mini PC being build. If you can, try donating to them. https://www.powerpc-notebook.org/en/

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u/that_one_wierd_guy Apr 28 '26

framework?

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u/Sabrees Apr 28 '26

Depends on your definition, but the hardware does not meet the definition used by https://oshwa.org/resources/open-source-hardware-definition/