PublicLewdness on Nostr: Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has been updated to version 4.21. This update adds support ...

Semi FOSS BIOS "Coreboot" has been updated to version 4.21. This update adds support for two dozen new devices; improves boot splash screen support; improves the UCHI driver; and more. The code to Coreboot is licensed using GPLv2.0. The reason I call it semi FOSS is that it does have to include varying levels of closed source blobs to make many models work. Having some FOSS in Coreboot beats having a fully closed source BIOS though and it is a good step for users to take to get more privacy and security for their devices.


The project's main website is here:

https://www.coreboot.org/



The code is hosted on Github:

https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot


The release notes for this update are here:

https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/blob/c1386ef6128922f49f93de5690ccd130a26eecf2/Documentation/releases/coreboot-4.21-relnotes.md



The project has a presense on Mastodon:

https://firmware.network/coreboot



There is a more thorough writeup on this release by Phoronix:

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Coreboot-4.21-Released



If you wish to donate to the Coreboot project you can do so through Paypal; cheque or wire transfer.

https://www.coreboot.org/donate.html



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