On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 02:52:37PM -0400, Kẏra wrote: > I think it would be great for Debian to put together a plan to eventually > use the linux-libre kernel by default.
In an ideal world, we could run our computers using only free firmware. In the world as it is, all our computers run non-free firmware[*], and there is rarely any commercial incentive for hardware vendors to change that. Where firmware is not installed in non-volatile memory it must be loaded via the kernel. * See <http://mjg59.livejournal.com/91123.html> > If i understand correctly, the > linux-libre kernel doesn't just remove proprietary blobs from the kernel, > but also attempts to reverse-engineer them so that functionality isn't > always just lost. Really, could you point to an example of this? > If Debian were to join the efforts of keeping linux-libre > up to date, it seems like it would result in a more functional Debian > before adding the proprietary bits. The only reason to not just make the > switch is that I think Debian should help bring (and keep) the linux-libre > kernel up to date with the mainline kernel. linux-libre is fundamentally in disagreement with the Debian Social Contract. Debian respects the rights of users to choose non-free software. linux-libre does not. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. - Albert Camus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130326213450.gp9...@decadent.org.uk
