Hello, I am an end user of Libreboot on a T500. I am not any kind of developer, just an end user. I installed it to my laptop maybe 6 months ago. However, maybe my experience may be helpful.
I was very confused when trying to pick between Libreboot, Canoeboot, and GNU Boot, especially because my particular model does not require blobs, so there theoretically should not be any nontrivial differences between Libreboot and Canoeboot. (If I am wrong about that then it speaks to the unintuitiveness of the current situation). I ultimately picked Libreboot because it had the best documentation. Also Libreboot is still orders of magnitude more popular than GNU or Canoe boot in online documentation, so average end users are unlikely to even know that the other options exist, so they may not know about the original "librexit" in the first place, and just assume the Libreboot is still 100% Libre. Also (at least in my mind) the word "Libre" is typically only used for projects that are 100% FLOSS. I think it would be better for everyone if there were only 2 "Freedom-focused" distros: one that obeys the FSDG and has poor hardware support, and one that makes some exceptions for wider support (as Libreboot does now). The FSDG one (whether it is technically GNU or not) would be called "Libreboot" and the other one would be called some other name. Maybe AmelioratedBoot, or LadderBoot (you are climbing the freedom latter but not at the top). Or call it something funny like Canoeboot did. From, Zachary May 13, 2024, 1:12 PM by adriennegayethompson_at_gmail_com_rjeu...@simplelogin.co: > > ------------------------------ > On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM Andy Tai <a...@atai.org> wrote: > >> why not just call it GNU Libreboot. The Libreboot name is well known. >> Suggestion: Accept Libreboot as GNU. Leave GNU Boot alone. If that >> project is dead, let it die. Do not force its developers to do >> anything one way or another. >> > > The developer's of GNU Boot (in conjunction with GNU) should decide the > future of their own package. Attempts to do otherwise might find Canoeboot > paddling upstream! > :-) > > As Andy suggested, why not "GNU Libreboot"? > > Happy Hacking > Adrienne > -- > Freedom - no pane, all gaiGN! > > References: > > 1. GNU C-Graph: http://www.gnu.org/software/c-graph > 2. Code Art Now: http://codeartnow.com > 3. Abertheid Campaign: > http://www.abertheid.info/icc/pre-indictment-brief-05.10.2006.pdf > 4. Follow me on Twitter: @AdrienneGT <http://twitter.com/adriennegt> > @GNUcgraph <http://twitter.com/GNUcgraph> > 5. Let's Link Up: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegt/ > 6. Knees On My Neck: > https://twitter.com/AdrienneGT/status/1288648018783277068 > 7. Rise Up for Richard Stallman: https://www.stallmansupport.org > This email failed anti-phishing checks when it was received by SimpleLogin, > be careful with its content. > More info on https://simplelogin.io/docs/getting-started/anti-phishing/ > > ------------------------------ > On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 9:04 AM Andy Tai <[1]a...@atai.org> wrote: > > why not just call it GNU Libreboot. The Libreboot name is well > known. > Suggestion: Accept Libreboot as GNU. Leave GNU Boot alone. If that > project is dead, let it die. Do not force its developers to do > anything one way or another. > > The developer's of GNU Boot (in conjunction with GNU) should decide the > future of their own package. Attempts to do otherwise might find > Canoeboot paddling upstream! > :-) > As Andy suggested, why not "GNU Libreboot"? > Happy Hacking > Adrienne > -- > Freedom - no pane, all gaiGN! > References: > 1. GNU C-Graph: [2]http://www.gnu.org/software/c-graph > 2. Code Art Now: [3]http://codeartnow.com > 3. Abertheid > Campaign: [4]http://www.abertheid.info/icc/pre-indictment-brief-05. > 10.2006.pdf > 4. Follow me on Twitter: [5]@AdrienneGT [6]@GNUcgraph > 5. Let's Link Up: [7]https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegt/ > 6. Knees On My > Neck: [8]https://twitter.com/AdrienneGT/status/1288648018783277068 > 7. Rise Up for Richard Stallman: [9]https://www.stallmansupport.org > > References > > 1. mailto:a...@atai.org > 2. http://www.gnu.org/software/c-graph > 3. http://codeartnow.com/ > 4. http://www.abertheid.info/icc/pre-indictment-brief-05.10.2006.pdf > 5. http://twitter.com/adriennegt > 6. http://twitter.com/GNUcgraph > 7. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennegt/ > 8. https://twitter.com/AdrienneGT/status/1288648018783277068 > 9. https://www.stallmansupport.org/ > _______________________________________________ > libreplanet-discuss mailing list > libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org > https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss > _______________________________________________ libreplanet-discuss mailing list libreplanet-discuss@libreplanet.org https://lists.libreplanet.org/mailman/listinfo/libreplanet-discuss
