requirements - fix some issues with gpu and format, add license footer

* fix gpu iformation, last radeon "next" gen and power management Noveau issues
* fix format for download links
* add copyright footer with link
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This page will tell you what requirements you will need to use the
[Alpine Linux](about.md) operating system.
* Hardware requirements
* Software requirements
* [Hardware requirements](#hardware-requirements)
* [Software requirements](#software-requirements)
# Hardware requirements
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support. Recent devs wants to deprecated intel support on mesa.
- ATI/AMD, only radeon series with exception of recent two last years
respect Alpine release, Rage r128/match64 series has limited
support. Recently AMD brings now open source code for last chips.
support. Recently AMD "Next" gen are only basic supported.
- Nvidia: limited; only few are complete supported\! not all features
are allowed\! Needs 5.15 ad up kernels due to the bribery of the
anonymous community that forced the sources to be released.
- Matrox: not all features are supported, just cos are shipped on most
servers. Those GPU has 3D support but in recent kernels due the
are allowed\! Needs 5.10 ad up kernels and have issues with
power management. Recommended to disable Display power management.
- Matrox: not all features are supported, this is shipped on most
servers. Those GPU has 3D support, but with newer kernels due the
increment of requirementes that is practically not usefully.
- Sis: limited features are supported, since code are not updated on
Xorg and Linux kernel
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the target install** machine, of course downloaded from
http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases or main Download page.
| Available for | ISO (for USB, CD/DVD) | IMG (for Netboot) | TAR (for ROOTFS, in tar.gz) | Download links recommended |
| ------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| x86\_64 | YES | YES | N/A | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/x86_64/> |
| x86 | YES (best is v3.12.0) | YES | N/A | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/releases/x86/> |
| ppc64le | NO | YES | YES | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/ppc64le/> |
| armhf | NO | YES | YES | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/armhf/> |
| armv7 | NO | YES | YES | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/armv7/> |
| aarch64 | YES | YES | YES | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/aarch64/> |
| mips64 | YES (until v3.14.0) | YES | N/A | <https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.13/releases/mips64/> |
| s390x | YES | YES | N/A | <http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.15/releases/s390x/> |
| Available for | ISO (for USB, CD/DVD) | IMG (for Netboot) | TAR (for ROOTFS img) | Download links recommended |
| ------------- | --------------------- | ----------------- | -------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| x86\_64 | YES | YES | N/A | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/x86_64/ |
| x86 | YES (best is v3.12.0) | YES | N/A | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.12/releases/x86/ |
| ppc64le | NO | YES | YES | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/ppc64le/ |
| armhf | NO | YES | YES | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/armhf/ |
| armv7 | NO | YES | YES | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/armv7/ |
| aarch64 | YES | YES | YES | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/latest-stable/releases/aarch64/ |
| mips64 | YES (until v3.14.0) | YES | N/A | https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.13/releases/mips64/ |
| s390x | YES | YES | N/A | http://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.15/releases/s390x/ |
For some architectures, those pc machines must use an older alpine linux,
our wiki has good recipes for such cases, like the `x86` knowed widely
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| Minimum sizes | Partition for BOOT (`/boot`) | Partition for ROOT (`/`) | Partition for HOME (`/home`) | Partition for SWAP (`N/A`) |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
| base only | 100 Megs | 500 Megs | 1 Gigs | Optional |
| base only | 100 Megs | 500 Megs | 1+ Gigs | Optional |
| default server | 200 Megs | 2 Gigs | 2 Gigs | 4 Gigs |
| default desktop | 250 Megs | 80 Gigs | 320 Gigs | 8 Gigs |
| mail server | 200 Megs | 80 Gigs | 20+ Gigs | 8 Gigs |
| default desktop | 250 Megs | 120 Gigs | 320 Gigs | 8 Gigs |
| mail server | 200 Megs | 80 Gigs | 120+ Gigs | 8 Gigs |
| web server | 200 Megs | 10 Gigs | 20+ Gigs | 8 Gigs |
## LICENSE
**CC BY-NC-SA**: the project allows users to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material
in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given
to the creators involved. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified
material under identical terms, includes the following elements:
* **BY** Credit must be given to the creator of each content respectivelly, starting at the first contributor.
* **NC** Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted, with exceptions if you fill an issue here!
* **SA** Adaptations must be shared under the same terms, you must obey this terms and do not change it.
For more information check the [alpine/copyright.md](copyright.md)
# See Also
* [about.md](about.md)
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* [README (index)](README.md)
* [README (main)](../README.md)
* [Hardware requirements](#hardware-requirements)
- [Architecture](#architecture)
- [Memory](#memory)
- [Storage](#storage)
- [Peripherals](#peripherals)
* [Software requirements](#software-requirements)
- [Media](#media)
- [Booting](#booting)
- [Storage](#storage)
- [Firmware](#firmware)