Leah Rowe
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This brings these extra changes: * eaa3b8f0f Bump version to 2.15 * d38d6a1a9 Release 2.14 * 35bfd6c47 build: Add grub-core/tests/crypto_cipher_mode_vectors.h file to EXTRA_DIST * ac042f3f5 configure: Print a more helpful error if autoconf-archive is not installed * e37d02158 kern/ieee1275/openfw: Add a check for invalid partition number * f94eae0f8 grub-mkimage: Do not generate empty SBAT metadata * 1aa0dd0c0 configure: Defer check for -mcmodel=large until PIC/PIE checks are done * ff1edd975 util/grub-mkimagexx: Stop generating unaligned appended signatures * 51ebc6f67 tests: Add functional tests for ecb/cbc helpers * caaf50b9a osdep/aros/hostdisk: Fix use-after-free bug during MsgPort deletion * 18f08826f kern/efi/sb: Enable loading GRUB_FILE_TYPE_CRYPTODISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY and GRUB_FILE_TYPE_CRYPTODISK_DETACHED_HEADER NOTE: This patch was reversed: * ac042f3f5 configure: Print a more helpful error if autoconf-archive is not installed Because it quite unhelpfully broke the build. Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
Libreboot
Documentation: libreboot.org
Support: #libreboot on
Libera IRC
Libreboot provides libre boot firmware on supported motherboards. It replaces proprietary vendor BIOS/UEFI implementations, by
- Using coreboot to initialize the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, etc.) while minimizing unwanted functionality (e.g. backdoors such as the Intel Management Engine)
- ... which runs a payload such as SeaBIOS, GRUB, or U-Boot
- ... which loads your operating system's boot loader (BSD and Linux-based systems are supported).
Why use Libreboot, and what is coreboot?
A lot of users who use libre operating systems still use proprietary boot firmware, which often contain backdoors and bugs, hampering user freedom and right to repair.
coreboot provides libre boot firmware by initializing the hardware then running a payload. However, coreboot is notoriously difficult to configure and install for most non-technical users, requiring detailed technical knowledge of hardware.
Libreboot solves this by being a coreboot distribution (in the same way that Alpine Linux is a Linux distribution). It provides a fully automated build system that downloads and compiles pre-configured ROM images for supported motherboards, so end-users could easily fetch images to flash onto their devices.
Libreboot also produces documentation aimed at non-technical users and excellent user support via IRC.
Contribute
You can check bugs listed on the bug tracker.
You may use Codeberg pull requests to send patches with bug fixes or other improvements. This repository hosts the code for the main build system. The website lives in a separate repository.
Development is also done on the IRC channel.
License for this README
It's just a README file. It is released under Creative Commons Zero, version 1.0.