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Line 1: {{~~lowercase~~Lowercase title}} {{Infobox software \| name = gummiboot Line 28: \| website = {{URL\|http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/systemd-boot/}} }} '''gummiboot''' is an [[open source]] [[boot loader]] for systems using the [[Unified Extensible Firmware Interface]]. Developed by the [[Red Hat]] employees [[Kay Sievers]] and [[Harald Hoyer]], it is intended to be a minimal alternative to [[GNU GRUB]] that "just works"{{emdash}}it automatically detects bootable images (including Linux kernel images, operating systems, and other boot loaders), does not require a configuration file, provides a basic menu interface, and can also integrate with [[systemd]] to provide performance data. Its name --a [[word play]]-- means [[inflatable boat]] in [[German language\|German]], the initial developers' native language.<ref name="theh-gummi" />▼ ▲'''gummiboot''' is an [[open -source]] [[boot loader]] for systems using the [[Unified Extensible Firmware Interface]] (UEFI). Developed by the [[Red Hat]] employees [[Kay Sievers]] and [[Harald Hoyer]], it is intended to be a minimal alternative to [[GNU GRUB]] that "just works"~~{{emdash}}~~: it automatically detects bootable images (including [[Linux kernel]] images, [[operating ~~systems~~system]]s, and other boot loaders), does not require a configuration file, provides a basic menu interface, and can also integrate with [[systemd]] to provide performance data. Its name, as --a [[word play]]--, means [[inflatable boat]] in [[German language\|German]], ~~the~~which ~~initial developers'~~is native language of the initial developers.<ref name="theh-gummi" /> gummiboot is licensed under the [[GNU Lesser General Public License]] version 2.1, unlike GRUB which is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License version 3]]. This distinction is intended to allow gummiboot to be suitable for use on UEFI systems implementing "secure boot",<ref name=theh-gummi>{{cite web\|title=Gummiboot is an EFI boot loader that "just works"\|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Gummiboot-is-an-EFI-boot-loader-that-just-works-1628719.html\|publisher=The H\|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref> due to concerns surrounding its requirement to distribute all authorization keys (such as [[digital certificate]]s.) needed to run GPL v3-licensed software if [[hardware restrictions]] such as secure boot are in effect.<ref name=lwn-efilinux>{{cite web\|title=Ubuntu details its UEFI secure boot plans\|url=http://lwn.net/Articles/503803/\|publisher=Linux Weekly News\|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref>▼ ▲gummiboot is licensed under version 2.1 of the [[GNU Lesser General Public License]] ~~version 2.1~~, unlike GRUB which is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License version 3]] (GPL v3). This distinction is intended to allow gummiboot to be suitable for use on UEFI systems implementing "secure boot",<ref name=theh-gummi>{{cite web\|title=Gummiboot is an EFI boot loader that "just works"\|url=http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Gummiboot-is-an-EFI-boot-loader-that-just-works-1628719.html\|publisher=The H\|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref> due to concerns surrounding its requirement to distribute all authorization keys (~~such as~~ [[digital certificate]]s.) needed to run GPL -v3-licensed software if [[hardware restrictions]] such as secure boot are in effect.<ref name=lwn-efilinux>{{cite web\|title=Ubuntu details its UEFI secure boot plans\|url=http://lwn.net/Articles/503803/\|publisher=Linux Weekly News\|accessdate=11 September 2012}}</ref> Despite being developed by two of its employees, Red Hat's [[Fedora (operating system)\|Fedora Project]] does not use gummiboot for booting UEFI systems; instead, it will use efilinux to [[chainload]] GRUB.<ref name="theh-gummi" /><ref name="lwn-efilinux" /> In ~~mid~~May 2015, gummiboot was fully integrated into [[systemd]] to form its '''systemd~~'s [[SD~~-~~Boot]] UEFI~~ boot''' ~~manager.~~component ~~Following~~that ~~this~~serves ~~action,~~as ~~the~~a ~~source~~UEFI ~~code~~boot ~~[[Repository (revision control)\|repository]] was cleared~~manager.<ref>~~Michael~~{{cite ~~Larabel: [http://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Gummiboot-Is-Dead Gummiboot Is Dead], 7 July 2015 (Phoronix)</ref>~~web \| url = https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Systemd-220 \| title = Systemd 220 Has Finally Been Released \| date = 2015-05-21 \| accessdate = 2015-08-17 \| author = Michael Larabel \| publisher = [[Phoronix]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web \| url = http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/systemd-devel/2015-May/032147.html \| title = <nowiki>[systemd-devel] [ANNOUNCE]</nowiki> systemd v220 \| date = 2015-05-21 \| accessdate = 2015-08-17 \| author = Lennart Poettering \| website = lists.freedesktop.org }}</ref> Following this action, the source code [[Repository (revision control)\|repository]] of gummiboot was emptied out in July 2015.<ref>{{cite web \| url = https://phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Gummiboot-Is-Dead \| title = Gummiboot is Dead \| date = 2015-07-07 \| accessdate = 2015-08-17 \| author = Michael Larabel \| publisher = [[Phoronix]] }}</ref> == See also ==

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