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Dev tools · December 9, 2016

Libreboot

A free BIOS or UEFI replacement

Libreboot launched on December 9, 2016 with 7 votes, #1,737 of 3,449 launches that month. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

What it does

Minifree sells secure, high quality computer systems with Free, Libre, Open Source Software (FOSS) pre-installed and libre BIOS/UEFI replacement Libreboot.

Free as in freedom! We sell computers with Libreboot free BIOS replacement and a Linux/BSD system of your choice . Actually secure, private, and no spyware of any kind; you won’t find AI slop here either! Computing the way it was always meant to be, under your control; your computer is your property and you should be able to do whatever you want with it. Shipping worldwide! Minifree Ltd (based in the United Kingdom) sells secure, high quality computer systems with Free, Libre, Open Source Software (FOSS) pre-installed. Libreboot BIOS/UEFI replacement (based on coreboot) and encrypted Debian GNU+Linux OS pre-installed (KDE Plasma desktop environment), with full driver support. These machines…from minifree.org

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