>>>> Agreed! Talos is at least *LIBRE!*
>>>    No, it ain't:
>>> https://blog.rapid7.com/2013/07/02/a-penetration-testers-guide-to-ipmi/

>>>     "BMCs and the IPMI Protocol

>>>     Baseboard Management Controllers (BMCs) are a type of embedded
>>>     computer used to provide out-of-band monitoring for desktops and
>>>     servers. These products are sold under many brand names,
>>> including HP
>>>     iLO, Dell DRAC, Sun ILOM, Fujitsu iRMC, *IBM IMM*, and Supermicro
>>>     IPMI."

>>>    IBM stuff is plagued by embedded controlware, too. 

>     Alessandro, I've read that thread with great interest and I think
> you forgot a "detail": BMC software is open on IBM Power, meaning you
> can replace it by your own, or patch the existant if you prefer.

>     Wether there is yet another backdoor is only a supposition and it
> applies to everything you can buy, not specifically IBM. At least, if
> there is one, it is known only to the manufacturer and the 3-letter
> agencies, not to the general hacker. And I'm optimistic because of the
> following law: the time of life of a secret decreases when the number of
> persons who share it increases, and in this case there must be a number
> of engineers.

>                 Didier