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[PATCH v1 4/6] site: faq: fix various spelling mistakes.
From: |
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli |
Subject: |
[PATCH v1 4/6] site: faq: fix various spelling mistakes. |
Date: |
Sun, 12 May 2024 23:36:09 +0200 |
From: DiffieHellman <DiffieHellman@endianness.com>
Signed-off-by: DiffieHellman <DiffieHellman@endianness.com>
GNUtoo: split, commit message, keep "Linux kernel", rephrase the part
with BusyBox.
Signed-off-by: Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <GNUtoo@cyberdimension.org>
---
site/faq.md | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/site/faq.md b/site/faq.md
index 1b9eea0..51ba61b 100644
--- a/site/faq.md
+++ b/site/faq.md
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ technically a problem, because an option ROM can be free or
non-free.
Loading the option ROM from the PIKE2008 module on either ASUS KCMA-D8
or KGPE-D16 causes the system to hang at boot. It's possible to use
-this in the payload (if you use a linux kernel payload, like linuxboot),
+this in the payload (if you use a Linux kernel payload, like LinuxBoot),
or to boot (with SeaGRUB and/or SeaBIOS) from regular SATA and then use
it in GNU+Linux. The Linux kernel is capable of using the PIKE2008
module without loading the option ROM.
-Refer to the [linuxboot website](https://www.linuxboot.org/). This is a special
-busybox+linux system, which goes in the boot flash as a coreboot payload. You
-can insert it into your GNU Boot image using cbfstool, if it's big enough.
-On KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 it's trivial to upgrade the boot flash to 16MiB, which is
-more than enough to fit Linuxboot. See:\
+Refer to the [LinuxBoot website](https://www.linuxboot.org/). This is a special
+system that uses BusyBox and the Linux kernel, which goes in the boot flash as
a
+coreboot payload. You can insert it into your GNU Boot image using cbfstool, if
+it's big enough. On KCMA-D8/KGPE-D16 it's trivial to upgrade the boot flash to
+16MiB, which is more than enough to fit LinuxBoot. See:\
[External flashing guide](docs/install/spi.md)
LinuxBoot has many advanced features. It provides a bootloader called uroot,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ kernel, this means that LinuxBoot can make use of the
PIKE2008 module.
TODO: Integrate this in GNU Boot, as a payload option, but also:
-TODO: Fork LinuxBoot, and make a version of it that uses linux-libre. Ensure
+TODO: Fork LinuxBoot, and make a version of it that uses Linux-libre. Ensure
that it is a fully free distribution, so that the FSF can endorse it.
LinuxBoot is *perfect*, especially if you're setting up one of these systems to
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ point of GNU Boot is to be 100% [free
software](https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html).
On some older Intel CPUs, it is possible to exclude the microcode
-updates and not have any reliability issues in practise. All current
+updates and not have any reliability issues in practice. All current
GNU Boot systems work without microcode updates (otherwise, they
wouldn't be supported in GNU Boot). However, all modern Intel CPUs
require the microcode updates, otherwise the system will not boot at
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@ How do I pad a image before flashing?
It is advisable to simply use a larger image. This section was written
mostly for ASUS KCMA-D8 and KGPE-D16 mainboards, where previously we only
provided 2MiB images in GNU Boot, but we now provide 16MiB images.
-Other sizes are not provided because in practise, someone upgrading one of
+Other sizes are not provided because in practice, someone upgrading one of
these chips will just use a 16MiB one. Larger sizes are available, but 16MiB
is the maximum that you can use on all currently supported systems
that use SPI flash.
@@ -1096,7 +1096,7 @@ you absolutely must use this technology, an external USB
dongle is much
better because it can be easily removed when you don't need it, thereby
disabling any external entities from tracking your location.
-Use of ethernet or wifi is recommended, as opposed to mobile networks,
+Use of ethernet or Wi-Fi is recommended, as opposed to mobile networks,
as these are generally much safer.
On all current GNU Boot laptops, it is possible to remove the WWAN card
@@ -1120,8 +1120,8 @@ setting) for the graphics.
Fedora won't boot? (may also be applicable to Redhat/CentOS)
-----------------------------------------------------------
-On Fedora, by default the grub.cfg tries to boot linux in 16-bit mode. You
-just have to modify Fedora's GRUB configuration.
+On Fedora, by default the grub.cfg tries to boot the Linux kernel in 16-bit
+mode. You just have to modify Fedora's GRUB configuration.
Refer to [the GNU+Linux page](docs/gnulinux/).
Can I use BSD?
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ Does GNU Boot make my machine 100% free?
GNU Boot on all devices only provides host hardware init firmware images,
that can be written 25XX SPI NOR Flash. But on many systems there are
a lot more computers running blob firmware.
-Some of them are not practicable to replace due to being located on Mask ROM.
+Some of them are not practical to replace due to being located on Mask ROM.
Some devices have EC firmware being build as well.
Additionally, besides software components, there are hardware ones
(from ICs to boards) that are not released on OSHW licenses.
--
2.41.0
- [PATCH v1 0/6] Mostly documentation patches from DiffieHellman., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12
- [PATCH v1 1/6] site: status: GNU Boot 0.1 RC3: set KGPE-D16 as tested., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12
- [PATCH v1 2/6] site: faq: Replace "Libreboot" with "GNU Boot" where it makes sense to., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12
- [PATCH v1 4/6] site: faq: fix various spelling mistakes.,
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <=
- [PATCH v1 3/6] site: faq: don't refer to GNU Boot images as ROMs., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12
- [PATCH v1 5/6] site: faq: change x86 to AMD64., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12
- [PATCH v1 6/6] site: git.md: document research on pseudonymous contributions., Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2024/05/12