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"HP EliteBook 2560p was released in 2011 and is now end of life. It can be bought from a secondhand market ...

The following [proprietary] blobs are required to operate the hardware ..."

doc.coreboot.org/mainboard/hp/

Yes, it's a 15 year old laptop. But still perfectly usable for basic day-to-day computing with a GNU/Linux OS. Why are companies allowed to abandon devices like this, without releasing the source code required to provide full aftermarket support?

doc.coreboot.orgHP EliteBook 2560p — coreboot 24.08-1260-g2f808d0ab6 documentation
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Mar 28, 2025, 12:17 AM·Public·Moshidon
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