Re:Libreboot 20230423 Released
by newswasboring on Sunday April 23, 2023 @12:10PM
(#35677460)
Ok, but can we calm down about this a bit? Charged wording you are using is giving more of a hateful connotation than I think is appropriate. These things are toys and I found the answer ok. I absolutely gave my own opinion and pointed out how bing AI is wrong. I understand disliking outputs from generators but I feel like this one was properly annotated by me.
Edit: In my view this is similar to when some threads start discussing tangential issues. I've seen a post about world hunger have a thread about tabs and spaces. It's fine, this is why we have a thread system.
Fortunately, Random Bullshit Generators do not have feelings, and will not get hurt by my use of the (IMO more appropriate) term to refer to them. They are overhyped, and I do not think that posting their output in HN comments leads to positive and thoughtful discussions.
Re:Libreboot 20230423 Released
by newswasboring on Sunday April 23, 2023 @12:44PM
(#35677848)
They absolutely do.
Re:Libreboot 20230423 Released
by renewiltord on Sunday April 23, 2023 @01:16PM
(#35678231)
I like all my bullshit to be artisanal hand-made bullshit.
> Libreboot is a downstream distribution (or fork) of coreboot which doesn’t allow non-free binaries (“blobs”)
Libreboot does allow some blobs, if there is no good alternative, and because a mostly-free board is better than a completely non-free board according to their policy: https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html
> and only supports a small number of devices, the vast majority of which are over 10 years old.
That one’s probably accurate.
> Libreboot also doesn’t “keep track” with coreboot; its most recent release is from mid-2016, whereas coreboot is updated regularly.
The link we’re commenting on leads to a release announcement. The linked announcement mentions the previous release was 10 days ago. There was a gap in libreboot releases between September 2016 and May 2021, so the Random Bullshit Generator’s response is outdated by 2 years.