Recent CPUs from Intel requires a binary called the “Management Engine” (Intel ME, or ME for short). This binary is one of three parts required if a business elects to use Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT), which Purism avoids. Purism laptops can function with a neutralized ME, as we have tested and demonstrated it is not required to operate a full desktop environment on Librem devices.

The Intel ME issue is arguably the hardest to overcome–some have even previously said “impossible”–but we are already making great progress.