diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md index 8d365fa..7278b41 100644 --- a/site/faq.md +++ b/site/faq.md @@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ AKA Frequently Questioned Answers Important issues ================ +What is the status of software freedom in Libreboot? +---------------------------------------------------- + +An article was written for Libreboot, to be maintained over time, that +accurately describes the current status Libreboot in terms of software freedom, +describing any caveats that exist for specific hardware platforms. + +Please read the article, thus: + +[Software and hardware freedom status for each mainboard supported by +Libreboot](freedom-status.md) + +You may also find this other section of the FAQ useful: +[What level of software freedom does Libreboot give +me?](#what-level-of-software-freedom-does-libreboot-give-me) + How to compile libreboot from source ------------------------------------ @@ -1008,6 +1024,10 @@ What level of software freedom does libreboot give me? Please read the [libreboot binary blob minimalisation policy](news/policy.md). +Please also read: +[Software and hardware freedom status for each mainboard supported by +Libreboot](software-freedom.md) + The libreboot firmware provides host hardware initialisation inside ROM files, that can be written to NOR flash, but on many systems there exist a lot more small computers on the mainboard running blob firmware. diff --git a/site/faq.uk.md b/site/faq.uk.md index a35523e..38a5004 100644 --- a/site/faq.uk.md +++ b/site/faq.uk.md @@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ x-toc-enable: true Важливі питання ================ +What is the status of software freedom in Libreboot? +---------------------------------------------------- + +An article was written for Libreboot, to be maintained over time, that +accurately describes the current status Libreboot in terms of software freedom, +describing any caveats that exist for specific hardware platforms. + +Please read the article, thus: + +[Software and hardware freedom status for each mainboard supported by +Libreboot](freedom-status.md) + +You may also find this other section of the FAQ useful: +[What level of software freedom does Libreboot give +me?](#який-рівень-програмної-свободи-дає-мені-libreboot) + Як скомпілювати libreboot з джерельного коду ------------------------------------ diff --git a/site/news/MANIFEST b/site/news/MANIFEST index 384a7db..d5986b4 100644 --- a/site/news/MANIFEST +++ b/site/news/MANIFEST @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ +freedom.md libreboot20230319.md usa-libre-part3.md usa-libre-part2.md diff --git a/site/news/freedom.md b/site/news/freedom.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a743612 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/news/freedom.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +% Ways that Libreboot protects and enhances software freedom +% Leah Rowe +% 20 March 2023 + +Quite a while ago, I wrote a *policy* in Libreboot that defines, precisely, the +standards of what Libreboot will accept in releases as it pertains to *Software +Freedom*. This policy was written, because a *lack of clarity* existed, so I +wanted to make sure that people knew exactly what the Libreboot project is all +about, and what they can expect. It is essentially a *manifesto*, describing +the *ideology* of the Libreboot project. + +Now, *ideology* is all well and good, but it must be translated into something +concrete that exists in the real world. You can't get there with thought! + +Today, I published a follow-up article that defines how the policy +is *implemented* in practise. There has been some confusion among some members +of the community, about what the policy means in practise. + +Refer here to the new article, thus: + +[Software and hardware freedom status for each mainboard supported by +Libreboot](../freedom-status.md) + +The article describes, in great detail, the current status of licensing for +various components of Libreboot. It is the *goal* of Libreboot to promote +*software freedom*, helping as many people as possible achieve a level of +sovereignty in their personal computing, reducing (or eliminating) the power +that proprietary software developers would otherwise have over them. Libreboot +makes great strides to private *boot firmware*, based on coreboot, with as much +libre *source code* as possible. It is the goal of the Libreboot project to +help bring about a world where software freedom is the *default* for everyone. + +I hope that the article clears up any confusion, and I'm open to questions if +people have any. My info is on the contact page, or you can find me as `leah` +in the `#libreboot` channel on libera IRC. + +The article will be maintained over time, to reflect the status of Libreboot. + +PS: + +Also, a new version of Libreboot was *released* yesterday. See: + +[Libreboot 20230319 release announcement](libreboot20230319.md) + +It made several major fixes, and massively updated the revisions for each +part used in ROM images (containing coreboot, GRUB and SeaBIOS). + +I have a bunch of mainboards that I'm working on, and I hope to make another +release available as soon as possible. My priority for the next Libreboot +release is to add as many new boards as possible from coreboot, with minimal +changes to the build system itself; another focus this time is on improvements +to the documentation. Several installation guides are missing, for example, on +specific mainboards. + +Specifically, I have focus on some AMD platforms, Intel sandybridge/ivybridge, +Intel Haswell and (more) GM45 platforms. Several boards exist in coreboot that +are viable to be added, both under the *current policy* and adhering to the +current *freedom status* in how the policy is implemented.