Linux-2.6.33-libre released
Linux-2.6.33-libre released
The Free Software Foundation Latin America has sent out an announcement for
its 2.6.33-libre kernel distribution. "Linux hasn't been Free
Software since 1996, when Mr Torvalds accepted the first pieces of non-Free
Software in the distributions of Linux he has published since 1991. Over
these years, while this kernel grew by a factor of 14, the amount of
non-Free firmware required by Linux drivers grew by an alarming factor of
83. We, Free Software users, need to join forces to reverse this trend,
and part of the solution is Linux-libre, whose release 2.6.33-libre was
recently published by FSFLA, bringing with it freedom, major improvements
and plans for the future.
" Many words are expended on their
motivations and methods, but they don't get around to saying where to get
the package; interested users should look over
here.