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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/1352815

Reject the upgrade treadmill, become LoTek.

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[–] jaeme@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm writing this comment from my librebooted Thinkpad X220i running GNU Guix. hexbear-trans

https://minifree.org/ - A company (based in the UK) run by a transfem to sell refurbished thinkpads with libreboot.

[–] Zvyozdochka@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Minifree mentioned πŸ₯³

[–] Saoirse@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

I do wish X250's had a libreboot image.

[–] dannoffs@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

You'll have to pry my refurbished x220 from my cold dead hands

[–] EmmaGoldman@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago

Get like a w540 or w541 and it will last you a lifetime. Posted from my ThinkPad P50

Holup... are think pads a trans girl thing?.. Because I just picked up a new think pad for work.

[–] zongor@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This except it’s running 9front instead of arch

[–] PaX@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago