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As many readers know, Libreboot abandoned the GNU FSDG policy in November 2022,
instead opting for a [different policy](policy.md) allowing blobs only under
the most limited circumstances, to allow newer machines to be supported from
coreboot. This policy of Libreboot will remain.
coreboot. Fewer/zero blobs is still preferred, and this is provided whenever
possible; for example, Libreboot recently [removed a
blob](https://browse.libreboot.org/lbmk.git/commit/?id=cc33974150d275140fced9cfa4b8e901b0552074) previously used for raminit
on Haswell machines, from now on allowing only the libre raminit that recently
became stable. This *binary blob reduction policy* of Libreboot will remain.
However, a minority of people disliked this move, and are yearning for a
project much like the old one. Libreboot used to be entirely blob-free; coreboot