diff --git a/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md b/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md index 75f13f6..be5cab3 100644 --- a/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md +++ b/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md @@ -5,20 +5,9 @@ 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: **. +**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: @@ -67,13 +56,6 @@ blobs have; for example, it automatically uses `me_cleaner` during build time, 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 @@ -83,17 +65,9 @@ has been *removed* (censored), in this version, hence the name: *Censored Libreboot*. More information available here: -**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 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 --------------------------