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|Name=libreboot | |Name=libreboot | ||
|Short description=coreboot-libre. coreboot without binary blobs. | |Short description=coreboot-libre. coreboot without binary blobs. | ||
| − | |Full description= | + | |Full description=Libreboot is a distribution of coreboot with proprietary blobs removed. |
| + | Like coreboot, libreboot is boot firmware intended as a free 'BIOS' replacement for your computer. | ||
| − | + | 'Libre' means 'liberty'. Libreboot is not a reboot library! | |
| − | + | Project goals (and differences versus coreboot): | |
| − | + | * Coreboot contains blobs (proprietary data/code) and libreboot does not (it intentionally removes them). | |
| − | * | + | * 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: | ||
| + | * 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). | ||
| + | * 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 | ||
| − | |IRC general= | + | |Documentation note=See: docs/index.html |
| + | |IRC general=https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=libreboot | ||
|Related projects=coreboot | |Related projects=coreboot | ||
|Keywords=coreboot, libreboot | |Keywords=coreboot, libreboot | ||
|Version identifier=5th release | |Version identifier=5th release | ||
| − | |Version date=2014/ | + | |Version date=2014/06/22 |
|Version status=stable | |Version status=stable | ||
| − | |Version download=http:// | + | |Version download=http://libreboot.org/release/4/libreboot_src.tar.gz |
| − | |Version comment=Currently being updated (deblobbing new coreboot release). This one is based on coreboot around December 2013. | + | |Version comment=Currently being updated (deblobbing new coreboot release). This one is based on coreboot from around December 2013. |
|Last review by=Fchmmr | |Last review by=Fchmmr | ||
| − | |Last review date=2014/ | + | |Last review date=2014/07/12 |
|Submitted by=Fchmmr | |Submitted by=Fchmmr | ||
|Submitted date=2014/05/09 | |Submitted date=2014/05/09 | ||
Revision as of 19:50, 11 July 2014
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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.
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Leaders and contributors
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Git | https://libreboot.at/git.html | |
| Developer | Download | https://libreboot.at/download.html |
| User, Support | Mailing List | https://lists.sr.ht/~libreboot/libreboot-devel |
| Developer | Mailing List | https://lists.sr.ht/~libreboot/libreboot-devel |
| Developer | VCS Repository Webview | https://libreboot.at/git.html |
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