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		RobotToaster 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Pebble Watch software is now open source Every intel processor has a closed source IME, which is probably a NSA backdoor.

aallaall 3 months ago [–]

Isn’t minix open source?

RobotToaster 3 months ago | [–]

Yes, the original is, but it's under a permissive license so Intel don't have to release the modified source code of their version.

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