From d02481b589839fe2250326e255fead9b58b27e20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 15:47:45 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] website: main page: clarify that GNU Boot is a distribution. At the beginning I tried to describe the GNU Boot project in a single sentence to be as simple as possible for less technical users. But then I ended up having to explain again and again to people that GNU Boot is only a distribution. We probably had this problem for a very long time, as Libreboot also had the same issue, and since we inherited all its code and that we continue its original spirit, we also have the same issue. And I still had to correct people very recently even long after having changed the Savannah project description page and having restructured a bit the build system to look more like packages. So here I see no other option than changing the front page as well, as getting this point across is important, especially when we are looking for contributions, as contributing to a distribution is often easier than contributing to upstream software. Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault --- website/pages/index.es.md | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++-- website/pages/index.md | 31 ++++++++++++++----------------- 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/pages/index.es.md b/website/pages/index.es.md index cd3e6d1..70e25f3 100644 --- a/website/pages/index.es.md +++ b/website/pages/index.es.md @@ -5,8 +5,26 @@ x-reviewed: true ### ¿Qué es esto? #### -GNU Boot es un proyecto de software libre destinado a reemplazar el -firmware privativo de arranque de computadoras por software libre. +GNU Boot es un proyecto de software 100% libre destinado a reemplazar el +software privativo de arranque de computadoras por software libre. + +GNU Boot es únicamente una distribución: reutiliza proyecto software +como Coreboot, GRUB, SeaBIOS, etc. + +No es muy diferente de [distribución GNU/Linux 100% +libre](https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.es.html) como Trisquel +o Guix. + +Como otras distribución GNU/Linux 100% libre su tareas son: + +* Buscar y remover código no libre en proyectos che reutiliza. + +* Hacer la compilación del software y asemblar lo en algo que si puede + instalar. Testar el software y distribuir instrucciones de + instalación y de mejora. + +* Distribuir configuración con buenas valores por defecto que funciona + por la mayoría de los usuarios. ### Situación del proyecto y ayuda necesaria #### diff --git a/website/pages/index.md b/website/pages/index.md index ceda461..ef86e80 100644 --- a/website/pages/index.md +++ b/website/pages/index.md @@ -4,29 +4,26 @@ title: Free your BIOS today! ### What is this? #### -GNU Boot is a free software project aimed at replacing the proprietary -boot firmware that comes with computers with free boot software. +GNU Boot is a 100% free software project aimed at replacing the +nonfree boot software (like BIOS or UEFI) of computers with free boot +software. -### Project status and need for help #### +GNU Boot is only a distribution: it reuses existing software projects +like Coreboot, GRUB, SeaBIOS, etc. -Right now GNU Boot is still in its early stage. +So it's not very different from [100% free GNU/Linux +distributions](https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html) like +Trisquel or Guix. -It should be relatively safe to use the GNU Boot 0.1 RC3 as is has -minimal changes on top of Libreboot 20220710 (the last 100% free -release of Libreboot) and also because several people tested it and -didn't report any blocking issue. +Like the other 100% free GNU/Linux distributions its tasks are: -However we need a lot of help for fixing the website as most pages are -out of date or still refer to Libreboot or libreboot.at instead of GNU -Boot. +* To find and remove nonfree software in projects it reuses. -This is very important because the website also contains all the -project documentation, including the installation instructions (we -also need help testing them). +* To build the software and assemble it in something that can be + installed. To test it and to provide installation and upgrade + instructions. -See the [page about contributing to GNU -Boot](/software/gnuboot/web/git.html) for more details on how to -help GNU Boot. +* To provide good default configuration that work for most users. ### How this project came to exist ####