Re: linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Ben Hutchings
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

Re: linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Bastian Blank
[Cc ignored] On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 01:32:34PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > Anyone play with the linux-libre[1] project? They are fanatic. > Does the kernel team know > about this stuff? Yes. See #484365. > It seems like we're

Re: linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Steve McIntyre
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 01:32:34PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: >[CC'ing kxra, who isn't subscribed, please keep kxra on CC] > >Heyya, > >Anyone play with the linux-libre[1] project? Does the kernel team know >about this stuff? It seems like we're trying for the same sort of thing >(100% free sof

Re: linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Kẏra
I think it would be great for Debian to put together a plan to eventually use the linux-libre kernel by default. 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 jus

Re: linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Ana Guerrero
On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 01:32:34PM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: > [CC'ing kxra, who isn't subscribed, please keep kxra on CC] > > > Heyya, > > Anyone play with the linux-libre[1] project? Does the kernel team know > about this stuff? It seems like we're trying for the same sort of thing > (100

linux-libre - are we collaborating with them?

2013-03-26 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
[CC'ing kxra, who isn't subscribed, please keep kxra on CC] Heyya, Anyone play with the linux-libre[1] project? Does the kernel team know about this stuff? It seems like we're trying for the same sort of thing (100% free software kernel) Cheers, T [1]: http://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/l

Debian participation into GNOME Outreach Program for Women

2013-03-26 Thread Stefano Zacchiroli
[ mail followup to: -women, please continue discussion there ] TL;DR: we've been invited to participate into GNOME Outreach Program for Women and I'd like to accept the invitation. To maximize impact, though, we need mentors and topics to complement the current GSoC tasks. GNOME Outreach Pr