@jxself @isf @freedo I'm not sure how rejecting microcode updates could possibly actually make a stance in that regard though? Like it's not going to actually have any kind of effect on Intel or AMD at all. You're taking the stand purely just by harming yourself without actually striking back at Intel or AMD in any way. And I still don't see how already running proprietary microcode is different from accepting proprietary microcode updates at all — you haven't actually explained that, you've merely stated that it is different.