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The 2.6.26 100% Free kernel is outThe 2.6.26 100% Free kernel is outPosted Jul 15, 2008 1:34 UTC (Tue) by lxoliva (subscriber, #40702)Parent article: The 2.6.26 kernel is out
And in case you're looking for a variant of Linux that is actually Free Software (and also actually Open Source Software, for that matter), 10 hours after Linus' announcement it was already available here: http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/releases/... 2.6.26-libre binaries for Freed-ora devel (rawhide) are already available at http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/freed-ora... More details at http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/README http://www.fsfla.org/~lxoliva/fsfla/linux-libre/freed-ora... Give it a try, and Be Free! http://www.fsfla.org Feedback at linux-libre@fsfla.org is welcome.
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The 2.6.26 100% Free kernel is out Posted Jul 15, 2008 13:41 UTC (Tue) by mb (subscriber, #50428) [Link] So I guess you're just removing a few firmware blobs from the code, or what is this about?
The 2.6.26 100% Free kernel is out Posted Jul 15, 2008 17:02 UTC (Tue) by lxoliva (subscriber, #40702) [Link] ATM, yeah, that's pretty much all this is about, although not all incomprehensible sequences of numbers that we're taking out are necessarily firmware. Software also becomes non-Free when measures are taken to stop others from adapting the software to one's needs (freedom #1), such as obfuscating source code, removing comments and mnemonic names, or coding it like that in the first place, so as to comply with say an NDA that covers the documentation one would need access to in order to enjoy this freedom. In the end, it's more of an ethical and moral call than a technical one. Depending on the results of the Kerned Freedom Verification, underway at gNewSense, it may end up turning into more than that.
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