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| repo = {{URL|codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk}} |
| repo = {{URL|codeberg.org/libreboot/lbmk}} |
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| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Shell script|Shell]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]] |
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'''Libreboot''' (briefly known as '''GNU Libreboot'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2016|title=List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522044936/https://www.gnu.org/software/|archive-date=22 May 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|website=GNU project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=[Libreboot] GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released|url=https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=lists.gnu.org|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018041811/https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html|url-status=live}}</ref>) is a [[free software]] project based on [[coreboot]], aimed at replacing the proprietary [[BIOS]] [[firmware]] |
'''Libreboot''' (briefly known as '''GNU Libreboot'''<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 May 2016|title=List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016|url=https://www.gnu.org/software/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522044936/https://www.gnu.org/software/|archive-date=22 May 2016|access-date=22 August 2016|website=GNU project}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=[Libreboot] GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released|url=https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html|access-date=2021-08-22|website=lists.gnu.org|archive-date=18 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018041811/https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libreboot/2016-08/msg00040.html|url-status=live}}</ref>) is a [[free and open-source software]] project based on [[coreboot]], aimed at replacing some of the proprietary [[BIOS]] or [[UEFI]] [[firmware]] on supported [[X86-64]]- and [[AArch64]]-based [[computers]]. Libreboot performs the basic machine setup such as [[CPU]] initialization or [[memory controller]] initialization necessary to load and run a [[32-bit]] or [[64-bit]] [[operating system]], such as [[Linux]] or [[FreeBSD]]. |
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==Characteristics== |
==Characteristics== |
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Libreboot is established as a distribution of [[coreboot]], but with some proprietary [[binary blob]]s removed from coreboot.<ref name="Bärwaldt">{{Cite web|last=Bärwaldt|first=Erik|title=Liberated » Linux Magazine|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[Linux Magazine]]|language=en-US|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203232/https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot}}</ref> Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by [[Build automation|automating the build]] and [[Installation (computer programs)|installation]] processes.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|last= |
Libreboot is established as a distribution of [[coreboot]], but with some<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-01 |title=Binary Blob Reduction Policy |url=https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html |access-date=2023-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101164256/https://libreboot.org/news/policy.html |archive-date=1 November 2023 }}</ref> proprietary [[binary blob]]s removed from coreboot.<ref name="Bärwaldt">{{Cite web|last=Bärwaldt|first=Erik|title=Liberated » Linux Magazine|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[Linux Magazine]]|language=en-US|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203232/https://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2018/210/Free-Firmware-with-Libreboot}}</ref> Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by [[Build automation|automating the build]] and [[Installation (computer programs)|installation]] processes.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name="thinkpad">{{Cite web|first=Bryan|last=Cockfield|date=2016-12-16|title=Harrowing Story Of Installing Libreboot On ThinkPad|url=https://hackaday.com/2016/12/16/installing-libreboot/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[Hackaday]]|language=en-US|archive-date=7 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907074125/https://hackaday.com/2016/12/16/installing-libreboot/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nardi|first=Tom|date=2018-08-20|title=Installing LibreBoot The (Very) Lazy Way|url=https://hackaday.com/2018/08/20/installing-libreboot-the-very-lazy-way/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-22|website=[[Hackaday]]|language=en-US|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124042859/https://hackaday.com/2018/08/20/installing-libreboot-the-very-lazy-way/}}</ref> |
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On some devices, Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.<ref name="Vaughan-Nichols">{{Cite web|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|title=Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-06|website=[[ZDNet]]|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826133134/https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/}}</ref> Hardware support includes but is not limited to the ASUS KGPE-D16,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minifree Ltd.'s GNU+Linux Computers |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/minifree-ltds-gnulinux-computers |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref> [[ThinkPad]] T400,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=John |date=2017-08-11 |title=The Minifree Libreboot T400 is free as in freedom |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/11/the-minifree-libreboot-t400-is-free-as-in-freedom/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Benchoff |first=Brian |date=2016-10-28 |title=Apple Sucks Now, Here’s A ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide |url=https://hackaday.com/2016/10/28/apple-sucks-now-heres-a-thinkpad-buyers-guide/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Hackaday]] |language=en-US}}</ref> X60<ref name=": |
On some devices, Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.<ref name="Vaughan-Nichols">{{Cite web|last=Vaughan-Nichols|first=Steven J.|title=Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-06|website=[[ZDNet]]|language=en|archive-date=26 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826133134/https://www.zdnet.com/article/a-new-free-software-laptop-arrives/}}</ref> Hardware support includes but is not limited to the ASUS KGPE-D16,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minifree Ltd.'s GNU+Linux Computers |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/minifree-ltds-gnulinux-computers |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref> [[ThinkPad]] T400,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Biggs |first=John |date=2017-08-11 |title=The Minifree Libreboot T400 is free as in freedom |url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/08/11/the-minifree-libreboot-t400-is-free-as-in-freedom/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[TechCrunch]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Benchoff |first=Brian |date=2016-10-28 |title=Apple Sucks Now, Here’s A ThinkPad Buyer’s Guide |url=https://hackaday.com/2016/10/28/apple-sucks-now-heres-a-thinkpad-buyers-guide/ |access-date=2023-05-02 |website=[[Hackaday]] |language=en-US}}</ref> X60<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> and X200.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Flash ROMs with a Raspberry Pi |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/flash-roms-raspberry-pi |access-date=2023-05-03 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref> Libreboot is officially endorsed by the upstream [[coreboot]] project.<ref>{{Cite web |title=coreboot for end users |url=https://coreboot.org/users.html |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=coreboot.org}}</ref> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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The Libreboot project was started in December 2013<ref name="Bärwaldt" /> as a distribution of coreboot, which excludes non-free [[binary blobs]]. Coreboot began as LinuxBIOS in 1999 at [[Los Alamos National Laboratory|Los Alamos National Labs]] (LANL), and was renamed "[[coreboot]]" in 2008.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Sun |first1=Jiming |title=Building coreboot with Intel FSP |date=2015 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0070-4_4 |work=Embedded Firmware Solutions: Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things |pages=55–95 |
The Libreboot project was started in December 2013<ref name="Bärwaldt" /> as a distribution of coreboot, which excludes non-free [[binary blobs]]. Coreboot began as LinuxBIOS in 1999 at [[Los Alamos National Laboratory|Los Alamos National Labs]] (LANL), and was renamed "[[coreboot]]" in 2008.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Sun |first1=Jiming |title=Building coreboot with Intel FSP |date=2015 |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0070-4_4 |work=Embedded Firmware Solutions: Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things |pages=55–95 |access-date=2023-05-27 |place=Berkeley, CA |publisher=Apress |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-1-4842-0070-4_4 |isbn=978-1-4842-0070-4 |last2=Jones |first2=Marc |last3=Reinauer |first3=Stefan |last4=Zimmer |first4=Vincent |doi-access=free |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506204215/https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-1-4842-0070-4_4 |archive-date=6 May 2024 }}</ref> |
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Libreboot has been endorsed by the [[Free Software Foundation]], and was an official part of the [[GNU Project]] since May 2016. In January 2017, the project's maintainer Leah Rowe pulled Libreboot from the GNU Project, after a months-long dispute with the Free Software Foundation which oversees GNU.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Christine |date=2017-01-06 |title=GNU Officially Boots Libreboot |url=https://fossforce.com/2017/01/gnu-officially-boots-libreboot/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=FOSS Force |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Christine |date=2016-09-16 |title=Libreboot Leaves GNU Claiming Gender Identity Discrimination by FSF |url=https://fossforce.com/2016/09/libreboot-leaves-gnu-claiming-gender-identity-discrimination-fsf/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=FOSS Force |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Libreboot has been endorsed by the [[Free Software Foundation]], and was an official part of the [[GNU Project]] since May 2016. In January 2017, the project's maintainer Leah Rowe pulled Libreboot from the GNU Project, after a months-long dispute with the Free Software Foundation which oversees GNU.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Christine |date=2017-01-06 |title=GNU Officially Boots Libreboot |url=https://fossforce.com/2017/01/gnu-officially-boots-libreboot/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=FOSS Force |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506202851/https://fossforce.com/2017/01/gnu-officially-boots-libreboot/ |archive-date=6 May 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Christine |date=2016-09-16 |title=Libreboot Leaves GNU Claiming Gender Identity Discrimination by FSF |url=https://fossforce.com/2016/09/libreboot-leaves-gnu-claiming-gender-identity-discrimination-fsf/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=FOSS Force |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240506202329/https://fossforce.com/2016/09/libreboot-leaves-gnu-claiming-gender-identity-discrimination-fsf/ |archive-date=6 May 2024 }}</ref> |
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== Reception == |
== Reception == |
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In 2015, Kyle Rankin stated in ''[[Linux Journal]]'' that Libreboot "greatly simplified and automated" the flashing process, "with a few caveats".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Kyle |date=September 28, 2015 |title=Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203226/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Kyle |date=October 28, 2015 |title=Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203221/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref> In 2016, Bryan Cockfield stated in [[Hackaday]] that Libreboot installation was "harrowing" and "not as easy as you'd think".<ref |
In 2015, Kyle Rankin stated in ''[[Linux Journal]]'' that Libreboot "greatly simplified and automated" the flashing process, "with a few caveats".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Kyle |date=September 28, 2015 |title=Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203226/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-i-setup |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Rankin |first=Kyle |date=October 28, 2015 |title=Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation |url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822203221/https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/libreboot-x60-part-ii-installation |archive-date=22 August 2021 |access-date=2021-08-22 |website=[[Linux Journal]]}}</ref> In 2016, Bryan Cockfield stated in [[Hackaday]] that Libreboot installation was "harrowing" and "not as easy as you'd think".<ref name="thinkpad"/> |
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Latest revision as of 19:49, 21 November 2024
Original author(s) | Leah Rowe |
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Developer(s) | Leah Rowe |
Initial release | 12 December 2013 |
Stable release | 20240612[1]
/ 12 June 2024 |
Preview release | 20241008 (October 8, 2024[±][2] | )
Repository | codeberg |
Written in | C, Shell, Python |
Type | Open-source firmware |
License | GNU General Public License, version 3 |
Website | libreboot |
Libreboot (briefly known as GNU Libreboot[3][4]) is a free and open-source software project based on coreboot, aimed at replacing some of the proprietary BIOS or UEFI firmware on supported X86-64- and AArch64-based computers. Libreboot performs the basic machine setup such as CPU initialization or memory controller initialization necessary to load and run a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, such as Linux or FreeBSD.
Characteristics
[edit]Libreboot is established as a distribution of coreboot, but with some[5] proprietary binary blobs removed from coreboot.[6] Libreboot makes coreboot easy to use by automating the build and installation processes.[7][8][9][10]
On some devices, Libreboot developers have reverse engineered the firmware from Intel and created a utility to create a free firmware that meets the specifications from Intel.[11] Hardware support includes but is not limited to the ASUS KGPE-D16,[12] ThinkPad T400,[13][14] X60[7][8] and X200.[14][15] Libreboot is officially endorsed by the upstream coreboot project.[16]
History
[edit]The Libreboot project was started in December 2013[6] as a distribution of coreboot, which excludes non-free binary blobs. Coreboot began as LinuxBIOS in 1999 at Los Alamos National Labs (LANL), and was renamed "coreboot" in 2008.[17]
Libreboot has been endorsed by the Free Software Foundation, and was an official part of the GNU Project since May 2016. In January 2017, the project's maintainer Leah Rowe pulled Libreboot from the GNU Project, after a months-long dispute with the Free Software Foundation which oversees GNU.[18][19]
Reception
[edit]In 2015, Kyle Rankin stated in Linux Journal that Libreboot "greatly simplified and automated" the flashing process, "with a few caveats".[7][8] In 2016, Bryan Cockfield stated in Hackaday that Libreboot installation was "harrowing" and "not as easy as you'd think".[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Leah Rowe (12 June 2024). "Libreboot 20240612 released!". Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ "Libreboot - Libreboot news". Libreboot. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "List of GNU software packages on 22 May 2016". GNU project. 22 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "[Libreboot] GNU Libreboot, version 20160818 released". lists.gnu.org. Archived from the original on 18 October 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "Binary Blob Reduction Policy". 1 November 2023. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ a b Bärwaldt, Erik. "Liberated » Linux Magazine". Linux Magazine. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Rankin, Kyle (28 September 2015). "Libreboot on an X60, Part I: the Setup". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Rankin, Kyle (28 October 2015). "Libreboot on an x60, Part II: the Installation". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b Cockfield, Bryan (16 December 2016). "Harrowing Story Of Installing Libreboot On ThinkPad". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Nardi, Tom (20 August 2018). "Installing LibreBoot The (Very) Lazy Way". Hackaday. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Vaughan-Nichols, Steven J. "Taurinus X200: Now the most 'Free Software' laptop on the planet". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Minifree Ltd.'s GNU+Linux Computers". Linux Journal. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ Biggs, John (11 August 2017). "The Minifree Libreboot T400 is free as in freedom". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ a b Benchoff, Brian (28 October 2016). "Apple Sucks Now, Here's A ThinkPad Buyer's Guide". Hackaday. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Flash ROMs with a Raspberry Pi". Linux Journal. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "coreboot for end users". coreboot.org. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Sun, Jiming; Jones, Marc; Reinauer, Stefan; Zimmer, Vincent (2015), "Building coreboot with Intel FSP", Embedded Firmware Solutions: Development Best Practices for the Internet of Things, Berkeley, CA: Apress, pp. 55–95, doi:10.1007/978-1-4842-0070-4_4, ISBN 978-1-4842-0070-4, archived from the original on 6 May 2024, retrieved 27 May 2023
- ^ Hall, Christine (6 January 2017). "GNU Officially Boots Libreboot". FOSS Force. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ Hall, Christine (16 September 2016). "Libreboot Leaves GNU Claiming Gender Identity Discrimination by FSF". FOSS Force. Archived from the original on 6 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2023.