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diff --git a/README b/README deleted file mode 100644 index da9b2838..00000000 --- a/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,41 +0,0 @@ -Libreboot project - -Libreboot documentation is under docs/ -The website is https://libreboot.org/ -License can be found in COPYING and through parts of the source tree. - -Libreboot is a free BIOS or UEFI replacement (free as in freedom); 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 to -promote freedom; please call libreboot free software. - -Why use libreboot? - -Many people use non-free boot firmware, even if they use GNU+Linux. Non-free -BIOS/UEFI firmware often contains backdoors, can be slow and have severe bugs, -where you are left helpless at the mercy of the developers; you have no freedom -over your computing. By contrast, libreboot is building a world where -everyone can use, study, adapt and share software, with true control and -ownership over their technology. In other words, you should use Libreboot for -your freedom's sake! - -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 from the flash chip, -and more). - -Libreboot's main upstream providers are coreboot (which we deblob, for hardware -initialization), depthcharge (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on ARM), -and GRUB (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on x86). We also -integrate flashrom (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. - -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. - -This README is licensed under Creative Commons Zero 1.0: -https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ |