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diff --git a/www/index.md b/www/index.md index 8d13c9ea..f5359de3 100644 --- a/www/index.md +++ b/www/index.md @@ -8,17 +8,43 @@ mascot"){#logo}](faq.md#who-did-the-logo) [FAQ](faq.md) -- [Download](download.md) -- [Install](docs/install/) -- -[Docs](docs/) -- +[Documentation](docs/) -- [News](news/) -- [Chat](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=libreboot) -- [Bugs](https://notabug.org/libreboot/libreboot/issues) -- [Send patches](git.md) -- -[Buy](suppliers.md) +[Buy preinstalled](suppliers.md) -Libreboot is a [free](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) (as in -freedom) BIOS or UEFI replacement, initialising the hardware and booting your -operating system. It is also available preinstalled from -[these suppliers](suppliers.md). +Libreboot is [freedom-respecting](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) +*boot firmware*, initialising the hardware and booting an operating system. +This replaces the proprietary BIOS/UEFI boot firmware found in computers. +Libreboot is compatible with [certain computers that have +been ported to](docs/hardware/) on ARM and x86. + +*Boot firmware* is the low-level software in a computer, which executes the +moment that computer is turned on. It brings all of the components (CPU, +[memory controller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_controller), +some peripherals and so on) into a useable state so that it can easily run +software. The boot firmware will typically load an *operating system* +(GNU+Linux, BSD, etc) which provides a common interface for application +software to make use of hardware in the computer. In addition to Libreboot, we +also recommend the use of a freedom respecting operating system as defined +by the [GNU Free System Distribution +Guidelines](https://gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html) +(so, no Windows/Mac. Use GNU+Linux!) + +Combined, the boot firmware and operating system provide a unified interface +which makes computers functional whether for day to day usage or software +development. + +Libreboot's main upstream provider is [coreboot](https://www.coreboot.org/), +from which we [remove binary blobs](docs/#about-the-libreboot-project). +We upstream our custom patches to projects like coreboot, +depthcharge, GRUB, and flashrom where possible. Together, our build system +and documentation is provided with the aim of making free boot firmware +accessible to all. *In other words, Libreboot is a coreboot distribution!* Put +simply, Libreboot integrates all of the required software components into a +single unified package that is applicable to most use-case scenarios. We provide user support via [\#libreboot IRC](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=libreboot) on Freenode. Development @@ -28,19 +54,34 @@ on the [git](git.md) page. Why use Libreboot? ------------------ -Many people use non-free proprietary boot firmware, even if they use GNU+Linux. -Non-free BIOS/UEFI firmware often -[contains](faq.md#intel) [backdoors](faq.md#amd), can be slow and have severe -bugs, and you are left helpless at the mercy of the developers. By contrast, -libreboot is fully free software, where anyone can contribute or inspect its -code. +Did you know you have rights? The right to privacy, freedom of thought, freedom +of speech and the right to read. In the context of computing, that means anyone +can use [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html). Simply +speaking, free software is software that is under the direct sovereignty of the +user and, more importantly, the collective that is the *community*. Non-free +software (e.g. Windows, MacOS or proprietary BIOS/UEFI) is under the exclusive +control of its owners, not users! With freedom-respecting software, the users +can at any time study the source code and even become developers. Other ways +(for example) to contribute could be by hiring for development (free software +enables the right to hire *absolutely anyone*), or contribute in a number +of other ways (e.g. writing documentation or providing user support) which +gives the developers more time to focus on code. We believe deeply in software +freedom! + +Many people use [non-free](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary.html) +proprietary boot firmware, even if they use GNU+Linux. Non-free BIOS/UEFI +firmware often [contains](faq.md#intel) [backdoors](faq.md#amd), can be slow +and have severe bugs. Development and support can be abandoned at any time. +By contrast, libreboot is fully free software, where anyone can contribute or +inspect its code. Libreboot is not simply free software; it is also +[copyleft](http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/copyleft.html) software, released +under (for the most part) a mixture of +[GNU General Public License v2 and v3](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html). +This means that the software will always be *free* for everyone. If someone +were to take Libreboot and try to make it proprietary, they'd be *breaking the +law*. In other words, copyleft ensures a public *commons* where all knowledge +and power is shared without discrimination. Libreboot is faster, more secure and more reliable than most non-free firmware. Libreboot provides many advanced features, like encrypted -/boot/, GPG signature checking before booting your kernel and more! - -Libreboot's main upstream provider is [coreboot](https://www.coreboot.org/), -which we deblob. We upstream our custom patches to projects like coreboot, -depthcharge, GRUB, and flashrom where possible. Together, our build system -and documentation is provided with the aim of making free boot firmware -accessible to all. +/boot/, GPG signature checking before booting a Linux kernel and more! |