So what I hear is these laptops are billed and advertised as secure, powerful and the best open source compatible pc-laptops on the market.
I´m hearing complaints that there are capability issues with PureOS on the Purism. I´m also reading that System76 Pop!OS is just a skinned over Ubuntu build... and System76 refuse to work with open source developers.
I understand that Linux is great at security on a software level, with tweaks. My concern is the HARDWARE side, see these laptops DO NOT HAVE any security chips, like say Apple and Lenovo has. So, my understanding is these laptops, open sourced hardware which is great, but what stops outsiders from tampering with components and exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware?
I´m hearing complaints that there are capability issues with PureOS on the Purism. I´m also reading that System76 Pop!OS is just a skinned over Ubuntu build... and System76 refuse to work with open source developers.
I understand that Linux is great at security on a software level, with tweaks. My concern is the HARDWARE side, see these laptops DO NOT HAVE any security chips, like say Apple and Lenovo has. So, my understanding is these laptops, open sourced hardware which is great, but what stops outsiders from tampering with components and exploiting vulnerabilities in hardware?