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1. tedk-4+(OP)[view] [source] 2025-08-26 07:02:48
You didn't write the code for the bios, nor could you.

There's always a degree to which the manufacturer has to.

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2. fidelr+I2[view] [source] 2025-08-26 07:26:46
>>tedk-4+(OP)
What about Coreboot/Libreboot?

https://www.coreboot.org/

https://libreboot.org/

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3. ZiiS+dq[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-08-26 10:52:06
>>fidelr+I2
Even with Coreboot on anything vaguely modern, there is a 'Management Engine' or 'Platform Security Processor' you can't practically control. On the better understood Intel versions, this is running a full MINIX 3 operating system and controls the network card in ways the BIOS and operating system root cannot monitor. It runs a significant amount of code; with hardware obfuscation that has not yet been broken.
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4. fidelr+xZ[view] [source] [discussion] 2025-08-26 14:26:19
>>ZiiS+dq
You are right of course, but I consider that a hardware concern, not BIOS.
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