From 2c79f20291b6ad47c8f422285eaaac03a4c470f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:10:15 +0100
Subject: docs/index.html: Add historical context to the description

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 		<h1>About the libreboot project</h1>
 
+			<p>
+				Libreboot originally began during December 2013, as a commercial effort
+				by <a href="http://gluglug.org.uk/">Gluglug</a> to achieve
+				<a href="http://fsf.org/ryf">RYF</a> endorsement for a modified ThinkPad X60
+				(the first system to ever be added to libreboot).
+			</p>
+
+			<p>
+				Back then, the name <i>libreboot</i> didn't exist; the project was nameless,
+				referring to itself as a <i>deblobbed version of coreboot</i>. 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.
+			</p>
+
 			<p>
 				Libreboot is a <a href="http://coreboot.org/">coreboot</a> distribution (distro) with proprietary software removed,
 				intended to be a <a href="https://www.fsf.org/about/what-is-free-software">free</a>
@@ -61,7 +75,7 @@
 			</p>
 			
 			<p>
-				Libreboot also has many practical advantages over <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary/">proprietary</a> boot firmware, 
+				Libreboot has many practical advantages over <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary/">proprietary</a> boot firmware, 
 				such as faster boot speeds and better security. You can
 				<a href="gnulinux/index.html">install GNU/Linux with encrypted /boot/</a>,
 				<a href="http://www.coreboot.org/GRUB2#signed_kernels">verify GPG signatures on your kernel</a>, 
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