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|Name=libreboot
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|Name=GNU Libreboot
 
|Short description=coreboot-libre. coreboot without binary blobs.
 
|Short description=coreboot-libre. coreboot without binary blobs.
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|Full description=Libreboot is a distribution of coreboot with proprietary blobs removed.
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|Full description='''Libreboot''' is a coreboot distribution (distro) with proprietary software removed, intended to be a free (libre) 'BIOS' replacement for your computer.
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Like coreboot, libreboot is boot firmware intended as a free 'BIOS' replacement for your computer.
 
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'Libre' means 'liberty'. Libreboot is not a reboot library!
 
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Project goals (and differences versus coreboot):
 
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* Coreboot contains blobs (proprietary data/code) and libreboot does not (it intentionally removes them).
 
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* Coreboot is hacker-friendly and focusses on software developers, libreboot is user-focussed and attempts to turn coreboot into a distribution, much in the same vein as a GNU/Linux distribution: for example, libreboot distributes GRUB/memtest86+/bucts (and more) and comes with user-focussed documentation and build scripts; libreboot is therefore made more 'user-friendly'.
 
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Libreboot is not a fork of coreboot, despite misconceptions of this fact. Libreboot (downstream supplier) is a parallel effort which works closely with and rebases on the latest coreboot (upstream supplier) every so often.
 
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A 'stable' coreboot:
 
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* Coreboot uses the rolling release model (and it is therefore quite volatile; one day when you build coreboot, it may or may not work correctly on your machine).
 
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* Libreboot is more conservative (as far as the release model is concerned), focussing instead of 'tested' releases.
 
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On the other hand, coreboot is also conservative in what it accepts (merges) into the main git repository: most of the time, a lot of changes are under review at review.coreboot.org.
 
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Meanwhile, libreboot freely merges specific patches that are desirable, sometimes before they are merged into coreboot's main repository.  
 
 
|Homepage URL=http://libreboot.org/
 
|Homepage URL=http://libreboot.org/
 
|User level=advanced
 
|User level=advanced
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|Documentation note=See: docs/index.html
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|VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.sv.gnu.org/libreboot.git
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|Documentation note=See: docs/index.html or http://libreboot.org/docs
 
|IRC general=https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=libreboot
 
|IRC general=https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=libreboot
 
|Related projects=coreboot
 
|Related projects=coreboot
 
|Keywords=coreboot, libreboot
 
|Keywords=coreboot, libreboot
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|Version identifier=5th release
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|Version identifier=20160818
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|Version date=2014/06/22
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|Version date=2016/08/18
 
|Version status=stable
 
|Version status=stable
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|Version download=http://libreboot.org/release/4/libreboot_src.tar.gz
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|Version download=https://libreboot.org/download/
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|Version comment=Currently being updated (deblobbing new coreboot release). This one is based on coreboot from around December 2013.
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|Last review by=Genium
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|Last review by=Fchmmr
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|Last review date=2016/08/26
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|Last review date=2014/07/12
 
 
|Submitted by=Fchmmr
 
|Submitted by=Fchmmr
 
|Submitted date=2014/05/09
 
|Submitted date=2014/05/09
 
|Status=
 
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|Is GNU=No
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|Is GNU=Yes
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|GNU package identifier=libreboot
 
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{{Project license
 
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|License=GPLv2
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|License=GPLv3orlater
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|License copyright=Based on coreboot. What coreboot says in README:
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|License verified by=Genium
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|License verified by=fchmmr
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|License verified date=2016/08/02
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|License verified date=2014/05/09
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|License note=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libreboot.git/tree/COPYING
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|License note=Copyright and License
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{{Resource
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|Resource audience=User, Support
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The copyright on coreboot is owned by quite a large number of individual
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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developers and companies. Please check the individual source files for details.
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|Resource URL=https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreboot
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coreboot is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL).
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Some files are licensed under the "GPL (version 2, or any later version)",
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|Resource audience=Developer
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and some files are licensed under the "GPL, version 2". For some parts, which
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|Resource kind=Mailing List
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were derived from other projects, other (GPL-compatible) licenses may apply.
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|Resource URL=https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/libreboot-dev
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Please check the individual source files for details.
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This makes the resulting coreboot images licensed under the GPL, version 2.
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=VCS Repository Webview
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|Resource URL=http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libreboot.git
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|Resource audience=Developer
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|Resource kind=Download
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|Resource URL=http://libreboot.org/download/
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|Library=C
 
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Revision as of 15:00, 26 August 2016


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Libreboot

https://libreboot.at/
coreboot-libre. coreboot without binary blobs.

Libreboot is a coreboot distribution (distro) with proprietary software removed, intended to be a free (libre) 'BIOS' replacement for your computer.



Download

https://libreboot.at/download.html




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Githttps://libreboot.at/git.html
DeveloperDownloadhttps://libreboot.at/download.html
User, SupportMailing Listhttps://lists.sr.ht/~libreboot/libreboot-devel
DeveloperMailing Listhttps://lists.sr.ht/~libreboot/libreboot-devel
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttps://libreboot.at/git.html


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