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Power management, mobile and firmware developer on Linux. Security developer at nvidia. Ex-biologist. Content here should not be interpreted as the opinion of my employer.

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To update blobs or not to update blobs

https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/to-update-blobs-or-not-to-update-blobs/

Published: March 3, 2026 03:09

A lot of hardware runs non-free software. Sometimes that non-free software is in ROM. Sometimes it’s in flash. Sometimes it’s not stored on the device at all, it’s pushed into it at runtime by another piece of hardware or by the operating system. We…

What is a PC compatible?

https://codon.org.uk/~mjg59/blog/p/what-is-a-pc-compatible/

Published: January 4, 2026 03:11

Wikipedia says “An IBM PC compatible is any personal computer that is hardware- and software-compatible with the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and its subsequent models”. But what does this actually mean? The obvious literal interpretation is for a device…