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author | Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io> | 2017-03-17 22:43:08 -0700 |
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committer | Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io> | 2017-03-17 22:43:08 -0700 |
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diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 0542d035..4cde0db3 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ About the libreboot project Libreboot is a free BIOS or UEFI replacement ([free as in freedom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)); libre *boot firmware* that initializes the hardware and starts a bootloader for your -operating system. It\'s also an open source BIOS, but open source fails +operating system. It's also an open source BIOS, but open source fails to promote freedom; *please call libreboot **[free software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)***. @@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ by the [Ministry of Freedom](https://minifree.org) to achieve RYF endorsement for a modified ThinkPad X60 (the first system to ever be added to libreboot), which it did then achieve. -Back then, the name *libreboot* didn\'t exist; the project was nameless, +Back then, the name *libreboot* didn't exist; the project was nameless, referring to itself as a *deblobbed version of coreboot*. The project named itself libreboot at some point during early 2014, and has since rapidly expanded to support more hardware and become more user-friendly. Libreboot is a [coreboot](http://coreboot.org/) distribution (distro) with proprietary software removed, intended to be a -[free](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) (libre) \'BIOS\' +[free](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software) (libre) 'BIOS' replacement for your computer. The project is aimed at users, attempting to make coreboot as easy to use as possible. @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ The libreboot project has three main goals: on some systems. Examples can include things like CPU microcode updates, memory initialization blobs and so on. The coreboot project sometimes recommends adding more blobs which it does not distribute, - such as the Video BIOS or Intel\'s *Management Engine*. However, a + such as the Video BIOS or Intel's *Management Engine*. However, a lot of dedicated and talented individuals in coreboot work hard to replace these blobs whenever possible. - ***Support as much hardware as possible!*** Libreboot supports less @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ at a later date, when it updates itself. The deblobbed coreboot tree used in libreboot is referred to as *coreboot-libre*, to distinguish it as a component of *libreboot*. -Libreboot is a \'stable\' version of coreboot +Libreboot is a 'stable' version of coreboot --------------------------------------------- - Coreboot uses the [rolling @@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ Libreboot is a \'stable\' version of coreboot -How do I know what version I\'m running? +How do I know what version I'm running? ======================================== If you are at least 127 commits after release 20150518 (commit message @@ -175,13 +175,13 @@ archives that you downloaded (if you are using release archives). If it exists, you can also extract this *lbversion* file by using the *cbfstool* utility which libreboot includes, from a ROM image that you -either dumped or haven\'t flashed yet. In your distribution, run +either dumped or haven't flashed yet. In your distribution, run cbfstool on your ROM image (*libreboot.rom*, in this example):\ \$ **./cbfstool libreboot.rom extract -n lbversion -f lbversion**\ You will now have a file, named *lbversion*, which you can read in whatever program it is that you use for reading/writing text files. -For git, it\'s easy. Just check the git log. +For git, it's easy. Just check the git log. For releases on or below 20150518, or snapshots generated from the git repository below 127 commits after 20150518, you can find a file named |