From e026a583ee18c04ab35fde8d42cf3dbfdd051b21 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Martin Kepplinger Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2018 14:40:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] README: add libreboot to alternatives --- README.md | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 6be1f24..2ae3ae8 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -258,5 +258,14 @@ What's this "rest"? Mainly a tiny binary used by the Ethernet card and the Intel Management Engine. ## Alternatives -* [Heads](https://github.com/osresearch/heads/releases) also releases pre-built -flash images for the X230 - with __way__ more sophisticated functionality. +We aim to be the easiest possible coreboot distribution for the X230 - both +to install and to use. And since our images are unlocked to enable easy +software updates, it's easy to try alternative systems too: + +* [Heads](https://github.com/osresearch/heads/releases) - coreboot distribution +with pre-built (or reproducibly buildable) flash images for the X230. Heads +includes Linux, with tools to create a trusted boot chain using your GPG key +and the TPM. +* [libreboot](https://libreboot.org/) - also a coreboot distribution with pre-built +image releases. But the X230 is currently not supported (the X200 is) - libreboot +images are built from free software only and include the GRUB bootloader.