Software:Libreboot

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Short description: Coreboot distribution without proprietary firmware
Libreboot
Graphic of Canteloupe, Libreboot's mascot, which is a running deer in black and white.
ThinkPad X60 Series with Libreboot.jpg
Two ThinkPad X60 laptops, which have been modified to use Libreboot as their BIOS firmware.
Original author(s)Leah Rowe
Developer(s)Leah Rowe
Initial release12 December 2013; 10 years ago (2013-12-12)
Stable release20231106 (November 6, 2023; 8 months ago (2023-11-06)) [±][1]
Repositoryhttps://notabug.org/libreboot/lbmk
PlatformIA-32, x86-64, ARMv7[2][failed verification]
TypeFirmware
LicenseGNU GPLv3[3]
Websitelibreboot.org

Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot[4][5]) is a free software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS firmware contained by most computers. Libreboot is a lightweight system designed to perform only the minimum number of tasks necessary to load and run a modern 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

Characteristics

Libreboot is established as a distribution of coreboot, but with proprietary binary blobs removed from coreboot.[6] Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by automating the build and installation processes.[7][8][9][10]

Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. https://libreboot.org/news/. 
  2. ↑ "Coreboot ARM". coreboot. 15 October 2013. http://www.coreboot.org/ARM. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  3. ↑ "libreboot's COPYING file". https://notabug.org/libreboot/lbmk/src/master/COPYING. Retrieved 9 July 2021. 
  4. ↑ "List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016". 22 May 2016. https://www.gnu.org/software/. 
  5. ↑ "[Libreboot GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released"]. https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html. 
  6. ↑ Bärwaldt, Erik. "Liberated » Linux Magazine" (in en-US). http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot. 
  7. ↑ "Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup | Linux Journal". https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup. 
  8. ↑ "Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation | Linux Journal". https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation. 
  9. ↑ By (2016-12-16). "Harrowing Story Of Installing Libreboot On ThinkPad" (in en-US). https://hackaday.com/2016/12/16/installing-libreboot/. 
  10. ↑ By (2018-08-20). "Installing LibreBoot The (Very) Lazy Way" (in en-US). https://hackaday.com/2018/08/20/installing-libreboot-the-very-lazy-way/. 
  11. ↑ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J.. "Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/. 



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