Computer line by Purism featuring free software
Librem is a line of computers manufactured by Purism, SPC featuring free (libre) software .[ 1] [ 2] The laptop line is designed to protect privacy and freedom by providing no non-free (proprietary) software in the operating system or kernel ,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] avoiding the Intel Active Management Technology ,[ 7] and gradually freeing and securing firmware .[ 8] [ 9] Librem laptops feature hardware kill switches for the microphone, webcam , Bluetooth and Wi-Fi .[ 1] [ 2]
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^ Kyle Rankin. "Purism Librem 15 Review" . Linux Journal . Retrieved 6 December 2016 .
^ IEEE Consumer Electronics, Vol 5, Number 1, 2016 January, "Veillance Integrity by Design A new mantra for CE devices and services", pp. 33-143, By Steve Mann
^ Purism Aims To Build A Philosophically Pure Laptop, TechCrunch, Jan 23, 2015 by John Biggs (@johnbiggs)
^ Bridgwater, Adrian (2015-01-26). "Purism Librem: 100% open source crowdsourced 'high-end' laptop" . Computer Weekly . Retrieved 2017-04-15 .
^ Armasu, Lucian (2016-08-29). "Purism Explains Why It Avoids Intel's AMT And Networking Cards For Its Privacy-Focused 'Librem' Notebooks" . Tom's Hardware . Retrieved 2017-04-15 .
^ Ung, Gordon. "Purism discovered how to make open-source software laptops even more open" . PCWorld . Retrieved 2017-04-15 .
^ Armasu, Lucian (2017-04-12). "Purism Laptops To Use 'Heads' Firmware To Protect Against Rootkits, Tampering" . Tom's Hardware . Archived from the original on 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2017-04-15 .