Bug#484365: marked as done (suggestion: switch to linux-libre in main)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #484365,
regarding suggestion: switch to linux-libre in main
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Package: linux-2.6
Severity: normal
In case you're not aware, the linux-libre project grew out of
gNewSense's efforts to publish 100% Free Software extracts from the
kernel distributed by kernel.org, later on picked up by BLAG and, more
recently, by FSF Latin America. You might want to use it, instead of
kernel.org's kernel, to get closer to compliance with your policy of
shipping only Free Software in main.
Whether you move the non-Free kernel you currently ship to non-free, or
simply remove it, is something you should discuss and decide on your
own, but I thought I'd remind you of both possibilities.
linux-libre is currently available at
http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/
There's a README in there. We're considering creating a freed-ebian
repository with linux-libre-based kernels for Debian GNU/Linux in there,
but we hope that, knowing how seriously you take your social contract
and the freedom of your users, I thought you might want to preempt
that move.
In case you'd like to make such a move using an older version of Linux
than those we've already deblobbed, I'd be happy to assist. Just let us
know at linux-libre@fsfla.org.
Hope this helps, and that Debian one more time sets an example of
promoting the Free Software philosophy and caring about users' freedom.
Best regards,
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- To: 484365-done@bugs.debian.org
- Subject: Re: suggestion: switch to linux-libre in main
- From: maximilian attems <max@stro.at>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:05:11 +0200
- Message-id: <20080603220511.GB17007@stro.at>
first of all such suggestion are better discussed on
mailing list see http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
> In case you're not aware, the linux-libre project grew out of
> gNewSense's efforts to publish 100% Free Software extracts from the
> kernel distributed by kernel.org, later on picked up by BLAG and, more
> recently, by FSF Latin America. You might want to use it, instead of
> kernel.org's kernel, to get closer to compliance with your policy of
> shipping only Free Software in main.
why did none of your effort got productive and turned into upstream patches?
nor do you seem to work on relicensing firmware.
> Whether you move the non-Free kernel you currently ship to non-free, or
> simply remove it, is something you should discuss and decide on your
> own, but I thought I'd remind you of both possibilities.
>
> linux-libre is currently available at
> http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/
why does it not incorporate the upstream posted request_firmware()
patches from David Woodhouse? or did i oversee them!?!
closing as you can only be kidding to consider yourself as appropriate
linux-2.6 upstream source.
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maks
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