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Libreboot
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* Documentation: [libreboot.org](https://libreboot.org)
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* Support: [\#libreboot](https://web.libera.chat/#libreboot) on
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[Libera](https://libera.chat/) IRC
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Libreboot provides
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[libre](https://libreboot.org/freedom-status.html)
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boot firmware on
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[supported motherboards](https://libreboot.org/docs/install/#which-systems-are-supported-by-libreboot). It replaces proprietary vendor BIOS/UEFI implementations, by
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* Using coreboot to initialize the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, etc.) while
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minimizing unwanted functionality (e.g. backdoors such as the Intel Management Engine)
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* ... which runs a payload such as SeaBIOS, GRUB, or U-Boot
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* ... which loads your operating system's boot loader (BSD and Linux-based
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[systems](systems) are supported).
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Why use Libreboot, and what is coreboot?
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----------------------------------------
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A lot of users who use libre operating systems still use proprietary boot
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firmware, which often contain backdoors and bugs, hampering
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[user freedom](https://writefreesoftware.org) and
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[right to repair](https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=Npd_xDuNi9k).
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[coreboot](https://coreboot.org) provides libre boot firmware by initializing
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the hardware then running a payload. However, coreboot is notoriously difficult
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to configure and install for most non-technical users, requiring detailed
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technical knowledge of hardware.
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Libreboot solves this by being **a coreboot distribution** (in the same way
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that Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution). It provides a fully automated build
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system that downloads and compiles pre-configured ROM images for supported
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motherboards, so end-users could easily fetch images to flash onto their
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devices.
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Libreboot also produces documentation aimed at non-technical users and
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excellent user support via IRC.
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Contribute
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You can check bugs listed on
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the [bug tracker](https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk/issues).
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You may use Codeberg pull requests to send patches with bug fixes or other
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improvements. This repository hosts the code for the main build system.
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The website lives in [a separate repository](https://codeberg.org/libreboot/lbwww).
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Development is also done on the IRC channel.
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License for this README
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-----------------------
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It's just a README file. It is released under
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[Creative Commons Zero, version 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode.txt).
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