From 933dd2992696c63e0b0bf1b6508ccaa312b7efa8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Francis Rowe
- free (libre) BIOS/UEFI replacement. Based on coreboot, the aim is to distribute low-level boot firmware that is 100% free software, and easy to use."); - ?> + Libreboot is a free (libre) boot firmware, + replacing the proprietary BIOS/UEFI, based on coreboot. + Boot firmware is the low-level software that runs when you turn your computer on, which initializes the + hardware and starts a bootloader for your operating system. Learn more +
++ Most people in the global free software community are using free operating systems; namely, the GNU operating system. + However, most people still rely on proprietary boot firmware. + The goal of the libreboot project is identical to that of the GNU project and Free Software Foundation, which is to ensure that everyone + has the freedom to use, study, modify and share software; in other words, the freedom to truly own and control the technology that they use. We want everyone to use free software, exclusively.
- Most people in the global free software community are using free operating systems; namely, the GNU operating system. - However, most of them are still relying on proprietary software to boot their operating system, via software - called firmware (often referred to as - the BIOS or UEFI). - The goal of libreboot is identical to that of the GNU project and Free Software Foundation, which is to ensure that everyone - has the freedom to use, study, adapt and share software freely; more broadly, the freedom to truly own and control the technology that they use. -
-- Libreboot has many practical advantages over proprietary boot - firmware, such as faster boot speeds and better security; source audits are possible and, - therefore, the firmware is unlikely to contain backdoors (common in proprietary firmware). You - can install GNU/Linux with encrypted /boot/, verify GPG signatures on your kernel, - write-protect the flash chip, run a full operating system directly - from the flash chip (planned for a future release), and more. -
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