This section explains what hardware components are compatible with GNU
Boot or not.
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
neox: found "See @pxref{Supported computer parts and peripherals} for
more details".
Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
In the GNU Boot 0.1 RC3 release, we already have images for various
computers, so we use that as a base for the list of compatible
computers.
For computers supported by the same images like the ThinkPad X200,
X200s and X200 Tablet, they have different markings on the computer so
it's a good idea to treat them as separate computer models.
Some users might also be used to projects (like Replicant) requiring
very specific computer models, so following the trend probably helps
users avoiding hardware not compatible with distributions they want to
use.
In addition, the installation instructions will also differ a lot
between a ThinkPad X200 whose flash chip is easily accessible and the
ThinkPad X200S which has a WSON-8 flash chip that doesn't have any
clip available for it.
We also list computers that have the RYF certification as separate
computers as it will simplify things later on: so far we're aware that
Minifree Ltd changed the flash chip size on many of the computers they
sold and that that Technoetical provided modified GNU Boot images with
the same MAC Address that is written down on some stickers on the
bottom of the computer.
Because of that installation instructions might differ between a
ThinkPad X200 and a Technoetical X200.
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
So far the manual only tell that GNU Boot is a boot software
distribution and it explains what it means.
It didn't tell what it means for GNU Boot to be fully free.
In addition, other 100% free software boot distributions also exists,
so we also need to explain why we need GNU Boot to exist.
More details about the GPU issue will be added later on.
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
Acked-by: Adrien 'neox' Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
Currently GNU Boot has no manual, and it needs one to organize better
the information it provides to users and/or contributors.
Since we need to start somewhere, beside adding the manual license, we
describe a bit what the GNU Boot project is, and also ask for help for
completing the manual.
The GFDL 1.3 comes from the gnulib source code at the commit
d64d66cc4897d605f543257dcd038524a0a55215 ("autoupdate").
The beginning and the end of the document are also very similar to the
GNU Hello manual from the commit
24225d705684322f482135e8a2d679485fce0811 ("maint: remove the obsolete
gettext module") as they were copied and modified from that.
The 'dircategory Kernel' was chosen to be the same than GRUB, so they
both appear in the same group in the Emacs info reader ('info'
command in Emacs).
As for the "Overview" of GNU Boot it also contains background
information that will be needed later on and that needs to be
introduced right from the start:
- If people reading the manual do not understand what a boot software
is, all the rest will be too complicated to explain.
- We also need to explain where GNU Boot is physically located on the
computer from the start as we plan not to use the 'ROM' terminology
as it's confusing: ROM means read-only-memory, and so there is no
point of providing GNU Boot ROM images if the nonfree boot software
can't be replaced.
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
Acked-by: Adrien Bourmault <neox@gnu.org>
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli
