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Another network driver from the same vendor is 300Kb of "data" under a license that allows combination with only the GPL and not other free software licenses. | Another network driver from the same vendor is 300Kb of "data" under a license that allows combination with only the GPL and not other free software licenses. | ||
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| + | == Liberating Linux == | ||
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| + | Remove: | ||
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| + | * sourceless code | ||
| + | * incompatibly-licensed data/code | ||
| + | * requests for non-free software | ||
| + | * corresponding info from docs | ||
| + | * incomprehensible code/data? | ||
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| + | The result is suitable for 100% free systems. | ||
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[[Category:LP09 High Priority Projects]] | [[Category:LP09 High Priority Projects]] | ||
Revision as of 11:20, 21 March 2009
Contents
Freeing the kernel and the Linux-libre project
History
- 2006 gNewSense's find-firmware and gen-kernel remove nonfree software from the kernel.
- 2007 BLAG's deblob and Linux-libre
- 2008 FSFLA's deblob-check
Be Free!
- FSFLA campaign to promote software freedom and social responsibility as a way to promote free software.
Linux is not free software
Includes code without sources, under various licenses.
Network driver with 100+Kb of actual binary executable code with a clear proprietary license.
Another network driver from the same vendor is 300Kb of "data" under a license that allows combination with only the GPL and not other free software licenses.
Liberating Linux
Remove:
- sourceless code
- incompatibly-licensed data/code
- requests for non-free software
- corresponding info from docs
- incomprehensible code/data?
The result is suitable for 100% free systems.
