Re: [gNewSense-users] Suitability of the Debian Squeeze (and later) Linux kernel for gNewSense. Was (no subject)

[Karl Goetz]

On Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:52:39 +0100
Michael Dorrington <address@hidden> wrote:

> 
> Karl Goetz wrote:
> > On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:42:41 -0300
> > "Emiliano M. Rudenick" <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> >>> We don't have a free kernel in the archive yet, but you could
> >>> easily install linux-libre of your own accord.
> >>> thanks,
> >>> kk
> > 
> >> The kernel that comes default in Debian Squeeze is completely free.
> > 
> > The kernel produced by linux-libre, and the kernel produced by
> > debian differ. This doesn't inherantly mean debians kernel is meant
> > to be non-free, but it does mean there is some confusion between the
> > projects which will have to be worked out. If we can use debians
> > kernel unaltered thats fantastic, but i'm still trying to find
> > someone who knows kernels (not me) to compare them and tell us if
> > thats ok. thanks,
> > kk

Hi mike,
thanks for the reply.

> 
> AFAICT, the Debian kernel complies with the DFSG (or is extremely
> close). However, it retains drivers that require a firmware in order
> to be functional and where no free firmware currently exists for
> them. So if you don't considered Debian to be a "Free GNU/Linux
> distribution" then, I think, you won't considered the Debian kernel
> to be suitable for gNewSense.

Does this mean 'retained in tree', or is it the stuff with no free
firmware in the non-free packages?
thanks,
kk

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Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS)
Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer
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