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Line 31: '''gummiboot''' was an [[open-source]] [[boot loader]] for systems using the [[Unified Extensible Firmware Interface]] (UEFI). It was fully integrated into [[systemd]] to form its '''systemd-boot''' component that serves as a UEFI boot manager. ~~==History==~~ 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": it automatically detects bootable images (including [[Linux kernel]] images, [[operating system]]s, and other boot loaders), does not require a configuration file, provides a basic menu-based interface, and can also integrate with [[systemd]] to provide performance data. Its name, a [[word play]], means [[inflatable boat]] in [[German language\|German]], the native language of the initial developers.<ref name="theh-gummi" /> ~~==Licence==~~ gummiboot is licensed under version 2.1 of the [[GNU Lesser General Public License]], 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 ([[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> ~~==Deployment==~~ 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" />

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