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<title><?php echo gettext("Libreboot project"); ?></title>
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<p>
<a href="logo/"><img src="logo/logo.svg" alt="Libreboot logo" title="Canteloupe, the libreboot mascot" style="width:25%;float:right" /></a>
</p>
<h1><?php echo gettext("Libreboot project"); ?></h1>
<p>
Libreboot is a free BIOS or UEFI replacement (<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free as in freedom</a>);
libre <em>boot firmware</em> that initializes the hardware and starts a bootloader for your operating
system.
It's also an open source BIOS, but open source <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">fails</a> to
promote freedom; <em>please call libreboot <strong><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a></strong></em>.
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<?php
$dateU=date("U");
$dateMonth=date("n",$dateU);
if($dateMonth==12){/* december */
$dateDayOfWeek=date("N",$dateU);
if($dateDayOfWeek==2){/* tuesday */
$dateDayOfMonth=date("j",$dateU);
if(($dateDayOfMonth-7)<=0){
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<p><strong>Today (<?php echo date("r",$dateU); ?>) is <a href="https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2015-12/msg00001.html">Reboot Tuesday</a>.</strong></p>
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}
}
}
?>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="download/"><?php echo gettext("Download libreboot releases"); ?></a></strong></li>
<li><a href="git/"><?php echo gettext("Git repositories"); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="gpg/"><?php echo gettext("GPG keys"); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="rsync/"><?php echo gettext("Mirroring libreboot"); ?> (rsync)</a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="docs/index.html"><?php echo gettext("Documentation"); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="docs/hcl/index.html#supported_list"><?php echo gettext("Compatibility list"); ?></a></li>
<li><strong><a href="docs/install/index.html"><?php echo gettext("Install libreboot"); ?></a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html"><?php echo gettext("Install GNU/Linux"); ?></a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html"><?php echo gettext("Boot GNU/Linux"); ?></a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="faq/">Frequently Asked Questions (and answers to those questions)</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>More information</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="donate/">How to donate to libreboot</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="suppliers/">How to buy computers with libreboot preinstalled</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><a href="workshops/">Workshops that offer libreboot installation</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="<?php echo $ircChannelAddress; ?>">Join <?php echo $ircChannelName; ?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $userMailingListAddress; ?>"><?php echo gettext("Subscribe to mailing list"); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $devMailingListAddress; ?>"><?php echo gettext("Subscribe to dev mailing list"); ?></a></li>
<li><a href="contrib/"><?php echo gettext("Contact the developers"); ?></a></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong><a href="git/">How can I help the libreboot project?</a></strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>Why use libreboot?</h2>
<p>
Many people use <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary/">non-free</a> boot firmware, even if they
use <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/">GNU/Linux</a>. Non-free BIOS/UEFI firmware often <a href="faq/#intel">contains</a> <a href="faq/#amd">backdoors</a>, can be slow and have severe bugs, where you are left
helpless at the mercy of the developers; <em>you have no freedom over your computing</em>. By contrast, libreboot joins <a href="https://gnu.org/">GNU</a> in building
a world where everyone can use, study, adapt and share software, with true control and ownership over their
technology. <strong>In other words, you should use Libreboot for your freedom's sake!</strong>
</p>
<p>
Libreboot is faster, more secure and more reliable than most non-free firmware, and can provide many advanced features
(such as encrypted /boot/, GPG signature checking before booting your kernel, ability to load an OS <em>from the flash chip</em>, and
more).
</p>
<p>
Libreboot's main upstream providers are <a href="https://www.coreboot.org/">coreboot</a> (which we deblob, for hardware initialization), <a href="docs/depthcharge/index.html">depthcharge</a> (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on ARM),
and <a href="https://gnu.org/software/grub/">GNU GRUB</a> (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on x86). We also
integrate <a href="https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom">flashrom</a> (for installing libreboot), and several of our own utilities, scripts
and configuration files. All of this is integrated into a single, coherent package that is easy to use. We add our own patches to the various
upstreams used, and where feasible try to merge upstream as much as possible.
</p>
<p>
Libreboot provides a fully automated build system and installation process, with documentation written for non-technical users,
in an attempt to make the software as easy to use as possible. ROM images are provided, along with utilities, all built from the
publicly distributed source code.
</p>
<p>
<strong><a href="docs/index.html#why">Learn more about libreboot</a></strong>
</p>
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