Leah Rowe ist kein RoweboterAug 30, 2025

I'm the owner of Minifree Ltd: https://minifree.org/

Minifree sells Libreboot computers to fund development of Libreboot; I'm Libreboot's founder and lead developer.

#libreboot is a free software project, replacing the proprietary BIOS/UEFI firmware on supported computers. It offers many security and performance benefits compared to most proprietary firmware, and it's highly configurable.

Your choice of Debian Linux, other distro or BSD.

tl;dr I sell Libreboot, and Libreboot accessories.

Show thread Kura  :kura_explode:Aug 31, 2025
@libreleah dumb question, what's the difference between libreboot and canoe boot?
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@kura @libreleah canoeboot follows the GNU FSDG, and therefore does not include or touch any non-free software. Canoeboot’s binary blob extermination policy explains the difference.

Basically:

  • On boards that do not require any non-free software in flash (the AMD server boards, ARM chromebooks, and Intel GM45/945GM boards) the only difference is that libreboot includes microcode updates and canoeboot does not
  • On boards that require ME firmware to be present in flash in order to boot (all Sandy Bridge and newer Intel boards), the difference is the above + canoeboot only touches the BIOS region while libreboot runs me_cleaner on the ME region (which means that, paradoxically, libreboot is actually more free on these boards since it neuters the ME)
  • Boards that require FSP (all Skylake and newer Intel boards) are not supported by canoeboot, since there’s no way around including it (at least until someone reverse engineers it and writes a free replacement)
Canoeboot – Binary Blob Extermination Policy

Canoeboot – Binary Blob Extermination Policy

Canoeboot – Binary Blob Extermination Policy
Sep 1, 2025 at 3:10amWeb
Show thread Kura  :kura_explode:Sep 1, 2025
@[email protected] @libreleah thanks, appreciated.