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diff --git a/docs/hcl/c201.html b/docs/hcl/c201.html index ab51a96..65d78b5 100644 --- a/docs/hcl/c201.html +++ b/docs/hcl/c201.html @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ <h1 id="pagetop">ASUS Chromebook C201</h1> <p> - This is a chromebook, using the Rockchip RK3288 SoC. It uses + This is a Chromebook, using the Rockchip RK3288 SoC. It uses an ARM CPU, and has free EC firmware (unlike some other laptops). More RK3288-based laptops will be added to libreboot at a later date. </p> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ <div class="section"> <ul> - <li><a href="#googlesintent">Google's intent with Chromebooks</a></li> + <li><a href="#googlesintent">Google's intent with CrOS devices</a></li> <li><a href="#os">Considerations about ChromeOS and free operating systems</a></li> <li><a href="#videoblobs">Caution: Video acceleration requires a non-free blob, software rendering can be used instead.</a></li> <li><a href="#wifiblobs">Caution: WiFi requires a non-free blob, a USB dongle can be used instead.</a></li> @@ -63,17 +63,17 @@ </div> <div class="section"> - <h1 id="googlesintent">Google's intent with Chromebooks</h1> + <h1 id="googlesintent">Google's intent with CrOS devices</h1> <p> - Chromebooks were not designed with the intent of bringing more freedom to users. - However, Chromebooks run with a lot of free software at the boot software and embedded controller levels, + CrOS (Chromium OS/Chrome OS) devices, such as Chromebooks, were not designed with the intent of bringing more freedom to users. + However, they run with a lot of free software at the boot software and embedded controller levels, since free software gives Google enough flexibility to optimize various aspects such as boot time - and most importantly, to implement the Chromebook security system, that involves various aspects of the software. + and most importantly, to implement the CrOS security system, that involves various aspects of the software. Google does hire a lot of Coreboot developers, who are generally friendly to the free software movement and try to be good members of the free software community, by contributing code back. </p> <p> - Chromebooks are designed (from the factory) to actually coax the user into using + CrOS devices are designed (from the factory) to actually coax the user into using <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html">proprietary web services</a> (SaaSS) that invade the user's privacy (ChromeOS is literally just the Google Chrome browser when you boot up, itself proprietary and comes with proprietary add-ons like flash. It's only intended for SaaSS, not actual, real computing). @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ <h2>No FSF-endorsed distros available</h2> <p> The FSF has a <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html">list of distributions</a> that are 100% free software. None of these - are confirmed to work on ARM chromebooks yet. Parabola looks hopeful: + are confirmed to work on ARM CrOS devices yet. Parabola looks hopeful: <a href="https://www.parabola.nu/news/parabola-supports-armv7/">https://www.parabola.nu/news/parabola-supports-armv7/</a> </p> <p> @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ <h1 id="depthcharge">Depthcharge payload</h1> <p> These systems do not use the GRUB payload. Instead, they use a payload called depthcharge, - which is common on Chromebooks. This is free software, maintained by Google. + which is common on CrOS devices. This is free software, maintained by Google. </p> </div> @@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ <p> Write protection is useful, because it prevents the firmware from being re-flashed by any malicious software that might become executed on your GNU/Linux system, as root. In other words, it can prevent a firmware-level <i>evil maid</i> attack. It's - possible to write protect on all current libreboot systems, but chromebooks make it easy. The screw is such a stupidly - simple idea, which all laptop designs should implement. + possible to write protect on all current libreboot systems, but CrOS devices make it easy. The screw is such a stupidly + simple idea, which all designs should implement. </p> </div> |