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curaga:
Yes, the VESA bios is proprietary and not included in libreboot I believe.

GNUser:
Thank you, curaga. I didn't realize Xvesa required proprietary code in BIOS. If that's the case, no wonder it doesn't work with Libreboot. Libreboot does not include any proprietary code.

While on the topic, is there proprietary code anywhere in the base system? How about in xf86-video-intel.tcz?

GNUser:
It seems xf86-video-intel is free software: https://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.5/doc/intel.html

It would be nice to know about base system. BusyBox and the Linux kernel are free software, of course, but I know there is more to the base system than that (e.g., TCL-specific shell scripts). Are there any components in base system that are not free software?

P.S. The question is not political, merely informational. My goal with TCL is to build a free software-only system, but I realize that other users' goals might be different.

curaga:
Well, your laptop is Intel graphics; normally the vesa bios is on the graphics card's rom.

No, all code in base is open source, and no firmware is included in the base. Extensions may have binary-only files and firmware. I don't know the specifics for Intel drivers, but I think they don't require firmware currently.

Our scripts are GPL-licensed.

GNUser:
Many thanks for the helpful information :)

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