From c617137f3109d6d490c93ce680075ea6066e4a3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Tue, 2 Jan 2024 15:38:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] tone Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe --- site/news/10.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md | 7 +----- site/news/gnuboot.md | 19 +++++++++----- 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/news/10.md b/site/news/10.md index 6146059..a328818 100644 --- a/site/news/10.md +++ b/site/news/10.md @@ -1470,6 +1470,39 @@ year ahead of GNU Boot in terms of code development, and 2 years ahead on the 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 Conversely, GNU Boot is 1 year and 2 years out of date, in terms of code and documentation respectively.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: + + +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 ============ diff --git a/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md b/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md index 8dd16a8..ba8dc0e 100644 --- a/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md +++ b/site/news/censored-libreboot20230710.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ **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: ** **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 diff --git a/site/news/gnuboot.md b/site/news/gnuboot.md index 2975e95..566d17a 100644 --- a/site/news/gnuboot.md +++ b/site/news/gnuboot.md @@ -2,21 +2,26 @@ % 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: ** **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: ================================================= @@ -39,6 +44,8 @@ project. More on this next: 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: