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@ -81,23 +81,14 @@ Libreboot gives *you* control over *your* computing.
Project goals Project goals
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- *Recommend and distribute only free software*. Coreboot - *Support as much hardware as possible!* Libreboot aims to eventually
distributes certain pieces of proprietary software which is needed have *maintainers* for every board supported by coreboot, at every
on some systems. Examples can include things like CPU microcode point in time.
updates, memory initialization blobs and so on. The coreboot project
sometimes recommends adding more blobs which it does not distribute,
such as the Video BIOS or Intel's *Management Engine*. However, a
lot of dedicated and talented individuals in coreboot work hard to
replace these blobs whenever possible.
- *Support as much hardware as possible!* Libreboot supports less
hardware than coreboot, because most systems from coreboot still
require certain proprietary software to work properly. Libreboot is
an attempt to support as much hardware as possible, without any
proprietary software.
- *Make coreboot easy to use*. Coreboot is notoriously difficult - *Make coreboot easy to use*. Coreboot is notoriously difficult
to install, due to an overall lack of user-focused documentation to install, due to an overall lack of user-focused documentation
and support. Most people will simply give up before attempting to and support. Most people will simply give up before attempting to
install coreboot. install coreboot. Libreboot's automated build system and user-friendly
installation instructions solves this problem.
Libreboot attempts to bridge this divide by providing a build system Libreboot attempts to bridge this divide by providing a build system
automating much of the coreboot image creation and customization. automating much of the coreboot image creation and customization.
@ -123,22 +114,6 @@ re-bases on the latest version of coreboot, with the number of custom
patches in use minimized. Tested, *stable* (static) releases are then provided patches in use minimized. Tested, *stable* (static) releases are then provided
in Libreboot, based on specific coreboot revisions. in Libreboot, based on specific coreboot revisions.
Coreboot is not entirely free software. It has binary blobs in it for some
platforms. What Libreboot does is download several revisions of coreboot, for
different boards, and *de-blob* those coreboot revisions. This is done using
the *linux-libre* deblob scripts, to find binary blobs in coreboot.
All new coreboot development should be done in coreboot (upstream), not
libreboot! Libreboot is about deblobbing and packaging coreboot in a
user-friendly way, where most work is already done for the user.
For example, if you wanted to add a new board to libreboot, you should
add it to coreboot first. Libreboot will automatically receive your code
at a later date, when it updates itself.
The deblobbed coreboot tree used in libreboot is referred to as
*coreboot-libre*, to distinguish it as a component of *libreboot*.
LICENSE FOR THIS README: LICENSE FOR THIS README:
GNU Free Documentation License 1.3 as published by the Free Software Foundation, GNU Free Documentation License 1.3 as published by the Free Software Foundation,
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