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[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 10 points 2 days ago (4 children)

What does "fully controllable" mean in this context? I read the article and still don't understand.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 13 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I think they just mean the supply chain is entirely domestic.

[–] TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Oh, okay. I thought it was some technical feature I'd never heard of.

[–] invalidusernamelol@hexbear.net 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They're also using their own RISC architecture which is neat, it's supported by the Linux kernel and the computers I see listed for sale using it are all running distros based on Fedora 21 or just straight Fedora 28

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

Might also refer to not having an Intel Management Engine backdoor