Re:How hard is it to make firmware, CPU's and BiOS etc.
by CyberFonic on Tuesday May 02, 2017 @06:29AM
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You are not alone. The CoreBoot (https://www.coreboot.org/) project is maintained by programmers who would agree with you.
The main problem with opensource BIOS is the need to understand several proprietary interfaces.
As for the CPU, have a look at the RISC-V project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC-V). I have seen links to implementations but I can't find them at the moment.
You might want to consider systems built using ARM processors instead of Intel. There are several proprietary backdoors in Intel CPUs.
The main problem with opensource BIOS is the need to understand several proprietary interfaces.
As for the CPU, have a look at the RISC-V project (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RISC-V). I have seen links to implementations but I can't find them at the moment.
You might want to consider systems built using ARM processors instead of Intel. There are several proprietary backdoors in Intel CPUs.