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GNU Operating SystemNon-RYF computers with GNU/Linux preinstalled
The computers sold by these companies require the use of a proprietary BIOS. A BIOS is a program used to load the operating system and start the computer.
Also, if the computer uses an Intel processor, it most probably has the Intel Management Engine (ME) which is a backdoor and is known to have had security flaws in the past.
Due to the above issues, computers sold by these companies do not have FSF's Respects Your Freedom certification though they're able to run a fully free GNU/Linux operating system.
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Los Alamos Computers (LAC) sells laptops, desktops and servers preinstalled with fully free GNU/Linux distributions, including gNewSense. In addition, they donate a portion of every sale of such systems to the FSF.
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InaTux also offers computers preinstalled with gNewSense.
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ThinkPenguin.com offers computers preinstalled with Trisquel.
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