[HN Gopher] Libreboot 20230319 Released
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Libreboot 20230319 Released
Author : leahlibre
Score : 132 points
Date : 2023-03-19 13:49 UTC (9 hours ago)
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(TXT) w3m dump (libreboot.org)
| NovaDudely wrote:
| Any release of Libreboot is a good release! Mind you any
| free/libre software is good software. ;)
|
| While I am still a tiny little bit on edge about the changes to
| the project in terms of use of binary blobs - it is better to be
| going this path than to merely be theoretically free.
|
| The old Core 2 Duo Thinkpad laptops are a dwindling supply. That
| said I still love mine dearly and it is my daily runner. I
| purchase a T400 from Leah about 5 years ago and it is still going
| strong!
| Cupprum wrote:
| I am very much happy to see that this project is alive again and
| regularly releasing updates. Amazing job Leah Rowe :)
| Kwpolska wrote:
| The question is, why should I bother, as a regular user? What
| will libreboot improve on my x86_64 PC if all I need is the
| ability to boot into my preferred operating system and I don't
| care about "freedom", considering the machine already contains
| stuff like Intel ME that libreboot can't disable?
| jchmrt wrote:
| Obviously if you don't care about software freedom, libreboot
| is not for you. That does not detract from the goals of the
| project.
| einpoklum wrote:
| If you recognize Intel ME as a problem - so if the general
| firmware on the motherboard which libreboot replaces. One of
| two (?) steps towards only running code on our computers which
| we can see and analyze; or at least, that knowledgeable people
| can analyze.
| steponlego wrote:
| Why's it always Poland with these types of comments? You're
| destroying the Internet. I think sooner or later we're going to
| have to build a Great Butthurt Belt Wall to conatin you and
| Estonia.
|
| Stop it. NOW.
| rhn_mk1 wrote:
| x86 is not the only architecture supported by
| coreboot/libreboot.
| opan wrote:
| Hardware whitelist removal on laptops. I think you can also put
| a small alpine image in your flash to boot from.
| aloisdg wrote:
| Nice usage of calver :)
| cwillu wrote:
| Dunno, seems like a great demonstration of a weakness: "This is
| marked as a testing release." That used to be information the
| version number contained, now you have to find the small print
| that happens to mention it on the release notes.
| Kwpolska wrote:
| It seems that all of their recent releases are either testing
| releases ([1] [2]), or bug fix releases relative to testing
| releases ([3]), or bug fix releases relative to bug fix
| releases relative to testing releases ([4]).
|
| [1] https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20210522.html
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| [2] https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20221214.html
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| [3] https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20211122.html
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| [4] https://libreboot.org/news/libreboot20220710.html
| einpoklum wrote:
| It seems there are still only very few desktop and laptop
| motherboards which are supported. Which may not be the project
| developers' fault, but it can still only be used by rather few
| people. :-(
| royjacobs wrote:
| Whenever I see news about libreboot the first thing that happens
| in my brain is that I somehow associate it with a library that
| handles rebooting. Takes a few seconds every time to, well,
| reboot my thoughts.
| HeckFeck wrote:
| > library that handles rebooting
|
| I know that one from somewhere, I think it is used heavily
| throughout Windows update.
| sebazzz wrote:
| Actually, Windows (Update) is quite capable of hotpatching
| in-memory code. That why you can find two "mov eax, eax"
| instructions at the start of some functions. They allow
| hotpatching a long jmp there.
| russfink wrote:
| So how does this differ from making your own unified kernel
| image, ie a self-contained EFI boot file made from dracut or
| other? And does it work better with Secure Boot?
| Kwpolska wrote:
| Libreboot is a libre firmware replacement, not a bootloader. I
| doubt you'll get Secure Boot with it.
| LukeShu wrote:
| You can absolutely secure your boot with libreboot.
| FloatArtifact wrote:
| What's the difference between libreboot versus coreboot?
| 2OEH8eoCRo0 wrote:
| I had the same question. It appears that libreboot is a
| downstream of coreboot.
| guilhas wrote:
| Libreboot use to be coreboot without non-free binary blobs, but
| recently they decided to include them
|
| So one might argue they are not libre anymore, more like
| "open"boot
|
| As it has been increasingly difficult to find hardware
| supporting open-source firmware. And run a machine where you
| have access to all source for firmware, OS, drivers, software
| 6581 wrote:
| https://libreboot.org/#how-does-libreboot-differ-from-regula...
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