From 2e0e689d3a4f4648812707ba245793a499f0cd9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Fri, 10 May 2024 03:37:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] further cleanup Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/about.md | 13 ++++++------- site/docs/maintain/index.md | 7 ------- site/git.md | 4 ++-- site/git.uk.md | 4 ++-- 4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/about.md b/site/about.md index d55ce41..6b8bfb0 100644 --- a/site/about.md +++ b/site/about.md @@ -52,17 +52,16 @@ hardware than Libreboot. *However*, this also means that Canoeboot is an excellent choice for the purists out there who adhere to the GNU Free Software ideology, and wish to use nothing but *Free Software*. -providing a proof of concept showing what Libreboot -would be like if it *didn't* implement such a policy (in opposition to the GNU +Canoeboot is essentially providing well-engineered releases showing what Libreboot +would be like if it *didn't* implement such a policy (in sharp contrast to the GNU one that Canoeboot implements). Libreboot previously adhered to the GNU FSDG policy, but adopted the *Binary Blob Reduction Policy* in November 2022, in an effort to increase the number of mainboards that can be supported from coreboot. Canoeboot was created because there are still a few people who want this sort -of thing, but there weren't any modern, or otherwise high quality -implementations. Thus, I decided to revive the old Libreboot project myself, -forking from my very own project (Libreboot) and calling the new fork Canoeboot. -*I forked my own project.* +of thing, but there weren't any modern, or otherwise high quality implementations. +Thus, I decided to revive the old Libreboot project myself, forking from my very +own project (Libreboot) and calling the new fork Canoeboot. *I forked my own project.* I'm writing in the first person. Who's this *I* you're reading about? It's me, Leah Rowe; I am the founder and lead developer of Libreboot, *and also* the @@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ attempted what many (myself included) believed was a hostile fork; they tried to make their own Libreboot project, without changing the name. There was a lot of arguing back and forth, but the fork was later renamed to *GNU Boot*. -Canoeboot started at around the same time as Canoeboot, first announced +Canoeboot started at around the same time as GNU Boot, first announced on July 10th, 2023 (GNU Boot's savannah page first became operational in June 2023). The reason *Canoeboot* started, initially, was to try and provide the GNU Boot project with a better base to start from, because they were using diff --git a/site/docs/maintain/index.md b/site/docs/maintain/index.md index c677dba..38c0ff3 100644 --- a/site/docs/maintain/index.md +++ b/site/docs/maintain/index.md @@ -143,13 +143,6 @@ software projects: code equals bugs, so smaller codebases will yield fewer bugs. Canoeboot benefits from regular auditing in the *Libreboot* build system, where the improvements are ported to Canoeboot after each Libreboot release. -Many people will be shocked by how *small* Canoeboot is, at its core. It's -even *smaller* than the [Libreboot build -system](https://libreboot.org/docs/maintain/), because the Canoeboot build system -does not need to handle as many things; for example, Canoeboot does not -auto-download binary blobs for certain boards, because all boards supported by -Canoeboot are entirely free software in the main boot flash. - You'll be surprised by how much can be done with so little. Continue reading! Projects/files downloaded/generated by cbmk diff --git a/site/git.md b/site/git.md index aba79eb..96cdee1 100644 --- a/site/git.md +++ b/site/git.md @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Leah Rowe is the founder and lead developer of both Canoeboot *and* Libreboot. Please see: [Libreboot git page](https://libreboot.org/git.html) and [Libreboot testers page](https://libreboot.org/docs/maintain/testing.html). -While not everyone(especially the more hardened FSF fanatics) may not like it, -this is how Canoeboot is more developed. It is essentially no different +While not everyone(especially the more hardened FSF fanatics) may approve of it, +this is how Canoeboot is officially developed. It is essentially no different to how *Trisquel* is maintained, re-basing upon each new Ubuntu release! It is simply more efficient, enabling a general reduction in the duplication of labour. diff --git a/site/git.uk.md b/site/git.uk.md index fae14a3..55d83dc 100644 --- a/site/git.uk.md +++ b/site/git.uk.md @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ Leah Rowe is the founder and lead developer of both Canoeboot *and* Libreboot. Please see: [Libreboot git page](https://libreboot.org/git.html) and [Libreboot testers page](https://libreboot.org/docs/maintain/testing.html). -While not everyone(especially the more hardened FSF fanatics) may not like it, -this is how Canoeboot is more developed. It is essentially no different +While not everyone(especially the more hardened FSF fanatics) may approve of it, +this is how Canoeboot is officially developed. It is essentially no different to how *Trisquel* is maintained, re-basing upon each new Ubuntu release! It is simply more efficient, enabling a general reduction in the duplication of labour.