From afb4cb878ea29a7fa1a82f6e68b2e5abec21b98f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leah Rowe Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 06:56:49 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] further shorten the homepage text --- site/index.md | 46 +++++++++++++++++++--------------------------- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-) diff --git a/site/index.md b/site/index.md index 788a3fc..cbb4e41 100644 --- a/site/index.md +++ b/site/index.md @@ -3,42 +3,34 @@ title: Libreboot project ... Libreboot is -[freedom-respecting](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) -*boot firmware* that initializes the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, -peripherals) in your computer and starts a bootloader for your operating -system. It replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware. Libreboot works -on [specific Intel/AMD x86 platforms](docs/hardware/), with decent -[GNU+Linux](docs/gnulinux/) and [BSD](docs/bsd/) support. Help is available -via [\#libreboot](https://web.libera.chat/#libreboot) on -[Libera](https://libera.chat/) IRC. *The latest release is Libreboot -20210522, from 22 May 2021.* +[freedom-respecting](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) *boot +firmware* that initializes the hardware (e.g. memory controller, CPU, +peripherals) on [specific Intel/AMD x86 computers](docs/hardware/) and starts +a bootloader for your operating system. [GNU+Linux](docs/gnulinux/) +and [BSD](docs/bsd/) are well-supported. It replaces proprietary BIOS/UEFI +firmware. Help is available +via [\#libreboot](https://web.libera.chat/#libreboot) +on [Libera](https://libera.chat/) IRC. -Libreboot is a [Free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) +Libreboot is a [free software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html) project, but can be considered Open Source. [GNU teaches us](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.en.html) why you should call it *free software* or *libre software*. Free software -matters. [Right to Repair](https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=Npd_xDuNi9k) matters. +matters. [Right to repair](https://vid.puffyan.us/watch?v=Npd_xDuNi9k) matters. Libreboot uses [coreboot](https://www.coreboot.org/) for [hardware initialization](https://doc.coreboot.org/getting_started/architecture.html). -However, *coreboot* is notoriously difficult to configure by non-technical -users. There are many complicated steps, and coreboot only handles basic -hardware initialization before jumping to a -separate [payload](https://doc.coreboot.org/payloads.html) program, which -could be anything (e.g. -[Linux](https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/), -[GRUB](https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/), -[SeaBIOS](https://www.seabios.org/SeaBIOS), -[Tianocore](https://www.tianocore.org/)). +However, *coreboot* is notoriously difficult to configure and compile for +non-technical users. coreboot only handles basic hardware initialization before +jumping to a separate [payload](https://doc.coreboot.org/payloads.html) program +(e.g. [GRUB](https://www.gnu.org/software/grub/), +[Tianocore](https://www.tianocore.org/)), which the user must also configure. -Libreboot solves this problem. It is a *coreboot distribution*, -just like [Parabola](https://www.parabola.nu/) is a *GNU+Linux distribution*. -Libreboot has an [automated build system](docs/build/) that downloads, -patches and builds software like coreboot, GRUB and SeaBIOS to build a -complete *ROM image* for firmware installation, just like a GNU+Linux -distribution provides an ISO image for OS installation. Libreboot regularly -re-bases on the latest versions of coreboot and other upstream projects. +Libreboot solves this problem. It is a *coreboot distribution* with +an [automated build system](docs/build/) that downloads, +patches and builds complete *ROM images* for easy installation, with regular +releases and user-friendly documentation. Libreboot has advanced features like [encrypted /boot/](docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.md) and [GPG support](docs/gnulinux/grub_hardening.html).