*answers phone*
Hello?
Today? But it's Monday!
I see. Ok, then. Hold on, let me finish this piece of marshmallow.
*takes a bite*
What? We're already live?
*swallows*
*blushes*
*clears throat*
Hello, free world,
*waves wing*
I'm Freedo, the official spokespenguin for the GNU Linux-libre project,
and I'm here to announce that the sources, scripts and cleanup logs for
GNU Linux-libre 6.14-gnu are available at:
git://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git/
tags {scripts,sources,logs}/v6.14-gnu
and:
- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/releases/6.14-gnu/
By the time you read this, compiled releases may already be available at:
- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/freesh/ (.deb)
- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/rpmfreedom/ (.rpm)
# Changes to the cleaning up
- Neutered blob-loading in new drivers hx9023s, amdxdna, tas2781 spi.
- Neutered blob names in dts files.
- Adjusted deblobbing of Intel avs, amdgpu, r8169, mt7996, iwlwifi.
- Dropped cleaning up of wl128x, removed upstream.
# Artwork
Tutor Jason Self took a picture of me catching a monstrous ghostly blob,
with Ghostbusters-like gear. Blobs are scary!
https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/~freedo/#news
Does anyone feel like having some marshmallow? ;-)
# Keeping in touch
Follow me in the Fediverse for fresh news about GNU Linux-libre.
https://mastodon.social/@freedo
My tutors jxself and lxo are also on IRC: #gnu-linux-libre on libera.chat.
There's also a mailing list you're welcome to join:
https://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre
That was all, everyone. Be Free! with GNU Linux-libre.
*waves wing*
# Rolling credits
What is GNU Linux-libre?
------------------------
GNU Linux-libre is a Free version of the kernel Linux (see below),
suitable for use with the GNU Operating System in 100% Free
GNU/Linux-libre System Distributions.
http://www.gnu.org/distros/
It removes non-Free components from Linux, that are disguised as
source code or distributed in separate files. It also disables
run-time requests for non-Free components, shipped separately or as
part of Linux, and documentation pointing to them, so as to avoid
(Free-)baiting users into the trap of non-Free Software.
http://www.fsfla.org/anuncio/2010-11-Linux-2.6.36-libre-debait
Linux-libre started within the gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution.
It was later adopted by Jeff Moe, who coined its name, and in 2008
it became a project maintained by FSF Latin America. In 2012, it
became part of the GNU Project.
The GNU Linux-libre project takes a minimal-changes approach to
cleaning up Linux, making no effort to substitute components that
need to be removed with functionally equivalent Free ones.
Nevertheless, we encourage and support efforts towards doing so.
http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LinuxLibre:Devices_that_require_non-free_firmware
Our mascot is Freedo, a light-blue penguin that has just come out
of the shower. Although we like penguins, GNU is a much greater
contribution to the entire system, so its mascot deserves more
promotion. See our web page for their images.
http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/
If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in
writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official
GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer. You can find instructions
on how to do so at https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation. We look
forward to hacking with you! :)
What is Linux?
--------------
Linux is a clone of the Unix kernel [...]
(snipped from Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst)
