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Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
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Warning
=======
**This is *not* a regular Libreboot release. The [Libreboot
20230625](libreboot20230625.md) release is still considered to be the official
stable release, at this time. *This* release, that you will read about now,
the *Censored Libreboot c20230710* release, is provided to illustrate a point,
serving as a proof of concept to support the merits of Libreboot's [Binary
Blob Reduction Policy](policy.md). You are well-advised *not* to use today's
release, because it intentionally re-introduces certain flaws that were
present in Libreboot releases prior to the new policy's introduction.**
*This* release is engineered under the assumption that the policy change never
occured. It provides a glimpse into a parallel reality, showing what state the
Libreboot project would be in otherwise. I did it on a whim, for fun, *and I
did it in two days, from scratch*. Not 8 months. 2 days. **I even made a website
for this Libreboot release, here: <https://censored.libreboot.org/>**.
**This release is *not* recommended for general use. You should still use the
recent [Libreboot 20230625](libreboot20230625.md) release, which is the
current stable release.**
The exact changes that created this Censored Libreboot release can be found here:
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to [disable Intel ME](https://github.com/corna/me_cleaner/wiki/How-does-it-work%3F)
after bringup, on newer Intel platforms that require Intel ME.
You can find out about the current status of binary blobs, on the [Freedom
Status](../freedom-status.md) page. It describes how Libreboot policy is
implemented, in great detail.
About this release
------------------
*This* new release, Censored Libreboot c20230710, released today 10 July 2023,
is a special spin-off of Libreboot based on the [20230625
release](libreboot20230625.md), provided as a proof of concept; it shows what
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Libreboot*. More information available here:
<https://censored.libreboot.org/censorship.html>
**This version of Libreboot was not created from the `master` branch of lbmk, but
this special branch: `fsdg20230625`. There is a *website* for this version,
hosted at <https://censored.libreboot.org/> and the branch of `lbwww.git`
for *that* is `c20230710`**
This release is *not* recommended for general use. You should still use the
[Libreboot 20230625](libreboot20230625.md) release. This *censored* release is
a proof of concept, made to provide a concrete example of the sort of thing the
new Libreboot policies are opposed to, so as to provide a clearer understanding.
In order to so do, an actual release *must* be provided. People need to see
evidence/examples, and this release provides that.
You can find out about the current status of binary blobs, on the [Freedom
Status](../freedom-status.md) page. It describes how Libreboot policy is
implemented, in great detail.
A note about the changelog
--------------------------