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A BIOS is ...
https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html
A BIOS can be proprietary or free
Whoever controls a proprietary BIOS can implement a hardware white-list. A white list is a pre-approved list of hardware components.
A vendor might implement a white-list to ensure that customers must go to him for parts. The approved parts may all require proprietary software -- or maybe not. The vendor controls which parts you may use with his BIOS.
