Trisquel GNU/Linux is a Ubuntu
based, free as in freedom GNU/Linux operating system. The main goal of the
project is the production of a fully free as in speech system that is easy
to use, complete, and with good language support. The project was started
in 2004 with the sponsorship of the University of Vigo in Galicia, Spain.
The first release was in April 2005. The project hosts its own
repositories which are derivatives of Ubuntu's main and universe
components, but with all proprietary software removed. The differences
include the removal of all non-free packages, the substitution of the
original Linux kernel with the blob-free linux-libre version, and the
addition of several packages. Trisquel 3.0 has been released.
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