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Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
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writing of documentation. Conversely, GNU Boot is 1 year and 2 years out of
date, in terms of code and documentation respectively.
2024
====
From 2024 onward, unless more hostilities develop from FSF/GNU's side, I intend
to adopt a more conciliatory approach toward GNU Boot. I won the battle of 2023.
I won the *cold boot war*, but the real battle is this: how do we get free boot
firmware to non-technical end users, efficiently and reliably? The answer to
that question is projects such as Libreboot, or indeed others like GNU Boot,
Heads, Skulls, MrChromebox... you name it. Distros, designed similarly to
Linux distros, but for building boot firmware instead.
Much of 2023 was spent counteracting the FSF's coup, because they were hostile
to the Libreboot project, but I decided that I will avoid any such counter
action from now on. I will stil develop Canoeboot, but my main focus is
Libreboot. My conclusion is that, so long as my own efforts exist, and I keep
working on everything, the GNU Boot project is no threat to Libreboot whatsoever.
Towards the end of 2023, there *was* in fact cooperation, between the GNU Boot
and Libreboot projects, in the form of small patches; Denis Carikli sent a few
patches and reports to Canoeboot and the Untitled Static Site Generator, and I
did similar for the GNU boot project. The FSF themselves even decided to
accept Canoeboot, on their Free Software Directory. See:
<https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Canoeboot>
My only issue with GNU Boot at the start of 2023 was that they wanted
to *replace* the Libreboot project, by using the same name. They *did* try to
destroy the Libreboot project, and take it for themselves. Things pretty much
calmed towards the end of 2023, and now the two projects/communities operate
to their own ends, not taking much stock of the other. If they don't bother me
from now on, I won't pay any attention to them.
They are welcome to send me patches, and I *may* help them if I feel like it.
Last remarks
============

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**UPDATE, 27 October 2023: The Censored Libreboot and nonGeNUine Boot websites have merged
into a new project, called Canoeboot. Canoeboot is a new Libreboot-authored
spinoff project (official fork).**
spinoff project (official fork). See: <https://canoeboot.org/>**
**See: [Canoeboot 20231026 release](https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20231026.html) -
the original article below showed a desire to work with GNU Boot, but it has
@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ providing releases under the old [Binary Blob Elimination
Policy](https://web.archive.org/web/20221107235850/https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html) (instead of
Libreboot's current [Binary Blob Reduction Policy](policy.md)).**
**The situation on 27 October 2023 is not much different, in substance. Please
see: [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](https://canoeboot.org/gnuboot.html) - Canoeboot
will now compete with GNU Boot, rather than try to assist it; they didn't accept
Libreboot's help anyway.**
And now, the original article is as follows:
Warning

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% Leah Rowe
% 17 July 2023
**UPDATE, 2 January 2024: Also see the notes about desire for partial
reconciliation, written at the end of [the 10-year anniversary
article published on 12 December 2023](10.md) - as far as I'm concerned, all
hostilities have cooled. The FSF seems to have backed off, and I have only the
desire to focus on my own work, so I will no longer concern myself with GNUBoot.**
**UPDATE, 27 October 2023: The Censored Libreboot and nonGeNUine Boot websites have merged
into a new project, called Canoeboot. Canoeboot is a new Libreboot-endorsed
spinoff project (official fork).**
spinoff project (official fork). See: <https://canoeboot.org/>**
**See: [Canoeboot 20231026 release](https://canoeboot.org/news/canoeboot20231026.html) -
the original article below showed a desire to work with GNU Boot, but it has
now been decided that Canoeboot will be an official project of Libreboot,
providing releases under the old [Binary Blob Elimination
Policy](https://web.archive.org/web/20221107235850/https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html) (instead of
Libreboot's current [Binary Blob Reduction Policy](policy.md)).**
Libreboot's current [Binary Blob Reduction Policy](policy.md)). - no further
action is planned, except that [Canoeboot](https://canoeboot.org/) will now
be maintained, without paying the GNU project much mind.**
**The situation on 27 October 2023 is not much different, in substance. Please
see: [Canoeboot vs GNU Boot](https://canoeboot.org/gnuboot.html) - Canoeboot
will now compete with GNU Boot, rather than try to assist it; they didn't accept
Libreboot's help anyway.**
The original article, published on 17 July 2023, is written below:
Original article as it was written, 17 July 2023:
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non-GeNUine Boot 20230717 release
------------------------------------
NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: non-GeNUine Boot is now called Canoeboot.
If you want to skip the lecture, just read these first and re-visit this
page (the one you're reading now) afterwards for more context: