Coreboot Support

Posted Sep 9, 2025 3:17 UTC (Tue) by WolfWings (subscriber, #56790)
In reply to: Coreboot Support by 奇跡
Parent article: Testing the 2-in-1 Framework 12 Laptop

...yeah when that one company is so pissed off at MrChromebox and System76 to ban entire countries/states and forever ban allowing any AMD products literally in the middle of Intel's reputation tanking the worst (late 2024) and doubling down as an Intel-only shop? AND a ban on anyone that contributes/supports/etc CoreBoot in the future?

The problem very much sounds like it's them, not CoreBoot.

Especially when the whole 'callout post' basically amounted to "We didn't want to drop $50k to pay someone else to do a whole CoreBoot firmware for us." so all their headaches were entirely self-inflicted from trying to get it done themselves... and when they couldn't they doubled down even further on refusing to just pay someone to do it right but insisted they use the half-finished project parts they brought along.

Coreboot Support

Posted Sep 9, 2025 10:29 UTC (Tue) by knewt (subscriber, #32124) [Link] (1 responses)

It gets even more ridiculous than that. Here is an excerpt from their T&Cs.....

> Use of Google Products and Services
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> Users are prohibited from accessing this website using any Google products or services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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> 1. Gmail: Users may not use Gmail to register, login, or otherwise interact with this site.
> 2. Google Chrome: Users may not use the Google Chrome web browser to access this site.
> – Exception: De-Googled forks of Chrome are allowed.
> 3. Google Pixel Phones: Users may not use Google Pixel phones or any other Google-branded hardware to access this site.
> 4. Android: Users may not use the Android operating system in its standard, Google-integrated form.
> – Exception: De-Googled versions of Android.
> 5. Other Google Services: Any other services or products provided by Google, including but not limited to Google Search, Google Drive, Google Meet, and Google Workspace, are also prohibited from accessing this site.
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> Enforcement: If it is determined that any user has accessed this website using any of the aforementioned Google products or services, we reserve the right to terminate the user’s access to the site immediately without notice.
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> Use of Apple Products and Services
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> Users are prohibited from accessing this website using any Apple products or services. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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> 1. Apple Mail: Users may not use Apple Mail to register, login, or otherwise interact with this site.
> 2. Safari: Users may not use the Safari web browser to access this site.
> 3. iPhone and Other Apple Hardware: Users may not use iPhones or any other Apple-branded hardware, including iPads and Mac computers, to access this site.
> 4. Other Apple Services: Any other services or products provided by Apple, including but not limited to iCloud, Apple Maps, Apple Music, and Apple Pay, are also prohibited from accessing this site.
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> Enforcement: If it is determined that any user has accessed this website using any of the aforementioned Apple products or services, we reserve the right to terminate the user’s access to the site immediately without notice.

Also, here's a video from last year discussing the Coreboot situation some more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk_qg-_mFtQ [Brodie Roberston // MALIBAL Goes To War With Coreboot ]

Coreboot Support

Posted Sep 9, 2025 10:40 UTC (Tue) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link]

These people must be in the enviable situation of not actually needing customers.

(I'm saying that as a Google Chrome user from Germany with an AMD-based laptop.)

Coreboot Support

Posted Sep 10, 2025 16:29 UTC (Wed) by bjackman (subscriber, #109548) [Link]

I also really love the bit where they say "we offered someone $150/hour, they didn't accept that deal, and therefore we banned the country of Poland"