Many of us are using Artix to avoid SystemD security holes - but that's just one of many steps towards the security hardening, and using the opensource firmwares is equally important 8) So, dear friends, I invite you to a joint ''DUG#8 & vPub 0xD'' event next Thursday:
- on DUG part (5 PM UTC) we will discuss the Dasharo distribution of coreboot opensource PC firmware (much better than a typical closed-source UEFI: it provides the hardened security, high quality, cool features and almost-lifetime upgrades!) and explore its new feature: a built-in tiny OS called DTS (Dasharo Tools Suite)
- on vPub part (7 PM UTC) we will be having an Opensource Online Party : with a cozy free-for-all chat about everything opensource firmware/hardware-related, as well as a few planned talks by our peers who would like to share their hard-won in-depth knowledge. Would you like to learn & discuss about:
- how to analyze the proprietary firmware image of your AMD board, and check if your board isn't blocked by AMD Platform Secure Boot anti-feature (an equivalent of Intel Boot Guard) from even trying to run the opensource firmware
- how to check if your AMD board is not blocked by Platform Secure Boot from running the opensource firmware
- how to improve the security of your homelab & intranet networks from the low-level angle (summary) (https://cfp.3mdeb.com/developers-vpub-0xd-2024/talk/M3DHVZ/)
- how to ensure that your opensource firmware builds are reproducible
Then this upcoming event - is an excellent opportunity for you to have a great time in a friendly company of firmware enthusiasts. Also, you may learn about rare devices that support the opensource firmwares and are hard to stumble upon elsewhere... The past joint events have been highly entertaining and I'm sure you will find this one interesting as well ;-)
More details + Join links for this Thursday's opensource online party - are available on this page (https://vpub.dasharo.com/e/15/dasharo-user-group-8) . You are highly welcome and we'll be waiting for you ;)
(both sound/video and text chats are available for your convenience, no registration required for in-browser Jitsi Meet and the privacy-conscious people may use text chat only)P.S. ---> to avoid missing out future events, join our Matrix channel (https://matrix.to/#/#dasharo-osf-vpub:matrix.org) or tiny-volume event notification newsletter (https://newsletter.3mdeb.com/subscription/0_K65I7ro) (just ~4 e-mails per year!)