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Update README with newer version of the text from the web page 

Signed-off-by: Stefan Reinauer <stefan.reinauer@coreboot.org>
Change-Id: I4f181979ca5e47b27731c681a320b34cbecc0027
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Reviewed-by: Marc Jones <marcj303@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Cristian Măgherușan-Stanciu <cristi.magherusan@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Sven Schnelle <svens@stackframe.org>
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coreboot README
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coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary
BIOS you can find in most of today's computers.
coreboot is a Free Software project aimed at replacing the proprietary BIOS
(firmware) found in most computers. coreboot performs a little bit of
hardware initialization and then executes additional boot logic, called a
payload.
It performs just a little bit of hardware initialization and then executes
one of many possible payloads, e.g. a Linux kernel or a bootloader.
With the separation of hardware initialization and later boot logic,
coreboot can scale from specialized applications that run directly
firmware, run operating systems in flash, load custom
bootloaders, or implement firmware standards, like PC BIOS services or
UEFI. This allows for systems to only include the features necessary
in the target application, reducing the amount of code and flash space
required.
coreboot was formerly known as LinuxBIOS.
Payloads