Incoming distros

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Endorsement Process

Distributions looking to join our list of Free GNU/Linux distributions will have their applications go through a review process with several steps. Their progress through this process will be tracked here on this page, so they can view where they are and what their next steps will be. If something goes awry, or if the distro just has questions about the process or particular issues, they can always contact the FSF licensing team <licensing@fsf.org>.

  • The process begins with an application sent to <webmasters@gnu.org> for an initial review. The distro should be sent to this page at this point so they understand the process and can track their progress. The webmasters do a brief check to make sure that it is a legitimate application (i.e. the application is filed by the maintainers of the distro, and is not clearly incompatible with the criteria for endorsement).
  • Each distro at this point will be assigned an "application manager", an individual volunteer on the list who wants to take on the role of ensuring that their application continues to move forward. The application manager will be listed here on this page along with the distro, and make sure to update the distro's progress here as well. They should create a page using our FSDG checklist template for the distro, and create an entry linking to that page in the list below.
  • Once the distro has passed the mailing list review, they will be sent to <licensing@fsf.org> for final brief review and endorsement. The final determination of whether a distro gains endorsement will be made by the FSF licensing team.

Distros being evaluated by the mailing list

Distros ready to be evaluated by the FSF licensing team:

The following distros have stable releases ready to be evaluated. These have not been evaluated for freedom yet, so they are not in the gnu.org "Free GNU/Linux Distributions" list.


Distros in development but not yet ready to be evaluated:

The following distros are in active development and have expressed a commitment to following the "Free System Distribution Guidelines" and an interest in being recognized by the FSF as a freedom-respecting operating system but do not yet have stable releases available.

If you have created a distribution intended to meet the free distribution guidelines and want to be added to this list for review, please see the information at http://www.gnu.org/distros. Reviewing the other pages in that area couldn't hurt, either.

  • Gnuinos
    • http://gnuinos.org/
    • currently in beta
    • freenode:<aitor> there will be a stable release of gnuinos in august

Distros that have not been evaluated yet

Distros that are defunct or do not comply with the GNU FSDG:

This list is those distros which were evaluated and turned out not to actually be interested in fully complying with the guidelines, and/or project development had stopped:

  • Ichigo GNU Linux
    • A free distribution for devices with limited resources such as single board computers and tablets with sunxi processors. It includes the latest reverse engineered drivers and uses a modified version of linux-libre. The free bootloader will support full NAND.
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