Canoeboot 20231103 announcement

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>

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+% Canoeboot 20231103 released!
+% Leah Rowe in Canoe Leah Mode™
+% 3 November 2023
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+*This* new release, Canoeboot 20231103, released today 3 November 2023, is
+based on the [Canoeboot 20231101](https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20231101.html)
+release - no Libreboot changes have been imported, in this release. The
+previous Canoeboot release was [Canoeboot 20231101](canoeboot20231101.md),
+released on 1 November 2023.
+
+Canoeboot provides boot firmware for supported x86/ARM machines, starting a
+bootloader that then loads your operating system. It replaces proprietary
+BIOS/UEFI firmware on x86 machines, and provides an *improved* configuration
+on [ARM-based chromebooks](../docs/install/chromebooks.html) supported
+(U-Boot bootloader, instead of Google's depthcharge bootloader). On x86
+machines, the GRUB and SeaBIOS coreboot
+payloads are officially supported, provided in varying configurations per
+machine. It provides an [automated build system](../docs/maintain/) for the
+[configuration](../docs/build/) and [installation](../docs/install/) of coreboot
+ROM images, making coreboot easier to use for non-technical people. You can find
+the [list of supported hardware](../docs/hardware/) in Canoeboot documentation.
+
+Canoeboot's main benefit is *higher boot speed*,
+[better](../docs/gnulinux/encryption.md) 
+[security](../docs/gnulinux/grub_hardening.md) and more
+customisation options compared to most proprietary firmware. As a
+[libre](https://writefreesoftware.org/learn) software project, the code can be
+audited, and coreboot does
+regularly audit code. The other main benefit is [*freedom* to study, adapt and
+share the code](https://writefreesoftware.org/), a freedom denied by most boot
+firmware, but not Canoeboot! Booting Linux/BSD is also [well](../docs/gnulinux/) 
+[supported](../docs/bsd/).
+
+Canoeboot is maintained in parallel with Libreboot, and by the same developer,
+Leah Rowe, who maintains both projects; Canoeboot implements the [GNU Free
+System Distribution Guideline](https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.en.html)
+as policy, whereas Libreboot implements its own [Binary Blob Reduction
+Policy](https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html).
+
+Work done since last release
+============================
+
+There have been no code changes whatsoever, on any of the current builds, but
+a major oversight has been corrected.
+
+Specifically, some binary blobs were *overlooked* by accident, in the previous
+release and the one before that. The following binary blobs were present in
+the last two releases, but have been deleted in *today's* release:
+
+* `src/coreboot/default/3rdparty/stm/Test/FrmPkg/Core/Init/Dmar.h`
+* `src/coreboot/fam15h_rdimm/src/vendorcode/intel/fsp1_0/baytrail/absf/minnowmax_1gb.absf`
+* `src/coreboot/fam15h_rdimm/src/vendorcode/intel/fsp1_0/baytrail/absf/minnowmax_2gb.absf`
+* `src/coreboot/fam15h_udimm/src/vendorcode/intel/fsp1_0/baytrail/absf/minnowmax_1gb.absf`
+* `src/coreboot/fam15h_udimm/src/vendorcode/intel/fsp1_0/baytrail/absf/minnowmax_2gb.absf`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_err.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_gap.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_gatt.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_gattc.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_gatts.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_hci.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_l2cap.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_ranges.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/ble_types.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_error.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_error_sdm.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_error_soc.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_nvic.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_sdm.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_soc.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf_svc.h`
+* `src/pico-sdk/lib/tinyusb/hw/mcu/nordic/nrf5x/s140_nrf52_6.1.1_API/include/nrf52/nrf_mbr.h`
+
+Thanks go to Craig Topman, who is the Copyright and Licensing Associate at the
+Free Software Foundation; you can find his entry on the [FSF staff
+page](https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board). Craig is the one who reported
+these.
+
+The Canoeboot 20231026 and 20231101 release tarballs will not be altered, but
+errata has now been added to the announcement pages for those releases, to let
+people know of the above issue.
+
+Those files, listed above, have been removed in today's release.
+
+Hardware supported in this release
+==================================
+
+All of the following are believed to *boot*, but if you have any issues,
+please contact the Canoeboot project. They are:
+
+### Servers (AMD, x86)
+
+-   [ASUS KFSN4-DRE motherboard](../docs/hardware/kfsn4-dre.md)
+-   [ASUS KGPE-D16 motherboard](../docs/hardware/kgpe-d16.md)
+
+Desktops (AMD, Intel, x86)
+-----------------------
+
+-   [Gigabyte GA-G41M-ES2L motherboard](../docs/hardware/ga-g41m-es2l.md)
+-   [Acer G43T-AM3](../docs/hardware/acer_g43t-am3.md)
+-   [Intel D510MO and D410PT motherboards](../docs/hardware/d510mo.md)
+-   [Apple iMac 5,2](../docs/hardware/imac52.md)
+-   [ASUS KCMA-D8 motherboard](../docs/hardware/kcma-d8.md)
+-   [Intel D945GCLF](../docs/hardware/d945gclf.md)
+
+### Laptops (Intel, x86)
+
+-   **[Dell Latitude E6400](../docs/hardware/e6400.md) (easy to flash, no disassembly, similar
+    hardware to X200/T400)**
+-   ThinkPad X60 / X60S / X60 Tablet
+-   ThinkPad T60 (with Intel GPU)
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad X200 / X200S / X200 Tablet](../docs/hardware/x200.md)
+-   Lenovo ThinkPad X301
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad R400](../docs/hardware/r400.md)
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad T400 / T400S](../docs/hardware/t400.md)
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad T500](../docs/hardware/t500.md)
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad W500](../docs/hardware/t500.md)
+-   [Lenovo ThinkPad R500](../docs/hardware/r500.md)
+-   [Apple MacBook1,1 and MacBook2,1](../docs/hardware/macbook21.md)
+
+### Laptops (ARM, with U-Boot payload)
+
+-   [ASUS Chromebook Flip C101 (gru-bob)](../docs/install/chromebooks.md)
+-   [Samsung Chromebook Plus (v1) (gru-kevin)](../docs/install/chromebooks.md)
+
+Downloads
+=========
+
+You can find this release on the downloads page. At the time of this
+announcement, some of the rsync mirrors may not have it yet, so please check
+another one if your favourite one doesn't have it.