libreboot
/
libreboot-website-OLD-2016


			
				
					
						
						
							123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123
							<?php
/*
    Home page
    Copyright (C) 2014, 2015  Leah Woods <info@minifree.org>

    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
    published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
    License, or (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
*/
	header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
	ob_start();
	include_once "common/variables.php";
	include_once "common/functions.php";
?>
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="common/css/main.css" />
	<title><?php echo gettext("GNU Libreboot"); ?></title>
</head>

<body>

	<div>
		<p>
			<a href="logo/"><img src="logo/logo.svg" alt="Libreboot logo" title="Canteloupe, the libreboot mascot" style="width:25%;float:right" /></a>
		</p>
		<h1><?php echo gettext("GNU Libreboot"); ?></h1>
			<p>
				Libreboot is a free BIOS or UEFI replacement (<a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free as in freedom</a>);
				libre <em>boot firmware</em> that initializes the hardware and starts a bootloader for your operating
				system.
				It's also an open source BIOS, but open source <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html">fails</a> to
				promote freedom; <em>please call libreboot <strong><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a></strong></em>.
                Since 14 May 2016, Libreboot is part of the <a href="https://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>.
			</p>
            <p>
                <strong>Libreboot is working on a new release, and we need help. See <a href="download/#tasks">download/#tasks</a></strong>
            </p>
				<ul>
					<li><strong><a href="download/"><?php echo gettext("Download libreboot releases"); ?></a></strong></li>
					<li><a href="git/"><?php echo gettext("Git repositories"); ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="gpg/"><?php echo gettext("GPG keys"); ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="rsync/"><?php echo gettext("Mirroring libreboot"); ?> (rsync)</a></li>
				</ul>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="docs/index.html"><?php echo gettext("Documentation"); ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="docs/hcl/index.html#supported_list"><?php echo gettext("Compatibility list"); ?></a></li>
					<li><strong><a href="docs/install/index.html"><?php echo gettext("Install libreboot"); ?></a></strong></li>
					<li><strong><a href="docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html"><?php echo gettext("Install GNU/Linux"); ?></a></strong></li>
					<li><strong><a href="docs/gnulinux/grub_cbfs.html"><?php echo gettext("Boot GNU/Linux"); ?></a></strong></li>
				</ul>
				<ul>
					<li><strong><a href="faq/">Frequently Asked Questions (and answers to those questions)</a></strong></li>
				</ul>
			<h2>More information</h2>
				<ul>
					<li><strong><a href="donate/">How to donate to libreboot</a></strong></li>
					<li><strong><a href="suppliers/">How to buy computers with libreboot preinstalled</a></strong></li>
                    <li><strong><a href="workshops/">Workshops that offer libreboot installation</a></strong></li>
				</ul>
				<ul>
					<li><a href="<?php echo $ircChannelAddress; ?>">Join <?php echo $ircChannelName; ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="<?php echo $userMailingListAddress; ?>"><?php echo gettext("Subscribe to mailing list"); ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="<?php echo $devMailingListAddress; ?>"><?php echo gettext("Subscribe to dev mailing list"); ?></a></li>
					<li><a href="contrib/"><?php echo gettext("Contact the developers"); ?></a></li>
                </ul>
                <ul>
                    <li><strong><a href="https://wiki.mumble.info/wiki/Main_Page">Mumble</a> server address:</strong> <?php echo $mumbleServerAddress; ?> (port <?php echo $mumbleServerPort; ?>)</li>
                </ul>
				<ul>
					<li><strong><a href="git/">How can I help the libreboot project?</a></strong></li>
				</ul>
			<h2>Why use libreboot?</h2>
				<p>
					Many people use <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/proprietary/">non-free</a> boot firmware, even if they
					use <a href="https://www.gnu.org/distros/">GNU/Linux</a>. Non-free BIOS/UEFI firmware often <a href="faq/#intel">contains</a> <a href="faq/#amd">backdoors</a>, can be slow and have severe bugs, where you are left
					helpless at the mercy of the developers; <em>you have no freedom over your computing</em>. By contrast, libreboot joins <a href="https://gnu.org/">GNU</a> in building
					a world where everyone can use, study, adapt and share software, with true control and ownership over their
					technology. <strong>In other words, you should use Libreboot for your freedom's sake!</strong>
				</p>
				<p>
					Libreboot is faster, more secure and more reliable than most non-free firmware, and can provide many advanced features
					(such as encrypted /boot/, GPG signature checking before booting your kernel, ability to load an OS <em>from the flash chip</em>, and
					more).
				</p>
				<p>
					Libreboot's main upstream providers are <a href="https://www.coreboot.org/">coreboot</a> (which we deblob, for hardware initialization), <a href="docs/depthcharge/index.html">depthcharge</a> (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on ARM),
					and <a href="https://gnu.org/software/grub/">GNU GRUB</a> (bootloader, and default libreboot payload on x86). We also
					integrate <a href="https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom">flashrom</a> (for installing libreboot), and several of our own utilities, scripts
					and configuration files. All of this is integrated into a single, coherent package that is easy to use. We add our own patches to the various
					upstreams used, and where feasible try to merge upstream as much as possible.
				</p>
				<p>
					Libreboot provides a fully automated build system and installation process, with documentation written for non-technical users,
					in an attempt to make the software as easy to use as possible. ROM images are provided, along with utilities, all built from the
					publicly distributed source code.
				</p>
				<p>
					<strong><a href="docs/index.html#why">Learn more about libreboot</a></strong>
				</p>
	</div>

<?php
	include "common/footer.php";
?>

</body>
</html>
<?php
	$strHtml = ob_get_clean();
	echo miniHtml($strHtml);
?>