GNU Linux-libre 5.0-gnu
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GNU Linux-libre 5.0-gnu
GNU Linux-libre 5.0-gnu sources and tarballs are now available at
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It didn't require any deblobbing changes since -rc6-gnu. Binaries are
on the way.Besides the usual assortment of firmware name updates, a new driver
(ipu3-imgu) required disabling of blob requests, and a driver that we
used to deblob (Eicon DIVA ISDN) was removed, so its cleaning up code is
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GNU Linux-libre 5.0-gnu Released As A Kernel Without Any Binary Blobs/Firmware
As usual, following yesterday's release of Linux 5.0 the GNU/FSF folks have put out their re-base of their version of the Linux kernel that strips out support for drivers depending upon binary-only firmware, the ability to load non-free (closed-source) kernel modules, and other functionality removed that isn't in strict compliance with open-source standards.
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GNU Linux-Libre 5.0 Kernel Officially Released for Those Who Seek 100% Freedom
Based on the recently released Linux 5.0 kernel series, the GNU Linux-Libre 5.0 kernel is here to offer you a Linux kernel that doesn't contain any proprietary code as it deblobbs the new ipu3-imgu driver, removes the Eicon DIVA ISDN driver, and updates the names of several firmware included in the upstream Linux 5.0 kernel.
"Besides the usual assortment of firmware name updates, a new driver (ipu3-imgu) required disabling of blob requests, and a driver that we used to deblob (Eicon DIVA ISDN) was removed, so its cleaning up code is now gone," said developer Alexandre Oliva in a mailing list announcement.
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