Re: [gNewSense-users] Debian User. Is there a need to move to gNS?

[Robert Vogel]

Just out of curiosity: Why are there binaries in the Debian kernel ?
What do they do ?




On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 21:09 -0500, Jay wrote:
> Debian and Ubuntu kernels have non-free binary blobs in them. If you
> use these distros, you have non-free software on your system.
> 
> On 2/11/07, Guy Johnston <address@hidden> wrote:
>         Raghu Kodali wrote:
>         > On Sun, 2007-02-11 at 18:11 +0100, Max Moritz Sievers wrote:
>         >> Am Sonntag, 11. Februar 2007 17:52 schrieb Raghu Kodali:
>         >>>    I am a Debian Etch user. I have only main in my
>         sources.list & I did
>         >>> not install anything from contrib etc.
>         >> Me, too.
>         >>
>         >
>         >>> Is there any compelling reason why I should be shifting to
>         gNS?
>         >> The Linux-packages in Debian GNU/Linux contain software
>         which can't be under 
>         >> the GNU GPL.
>         >
>         > Like what?  I thought that if I dont use anything from
>         contrib & use
>         > only main, I am safe from non free software.
>         >
>         > The software might not be under GPL but anything approved by
>         FSF as a 
>         > free license.
>         >
>         > --Raghu
>         >
>         >
>         >
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>         As far as I know, the Linux kernel in Debain contains
>         binary-only 
>         firmware, and in gNewSense it doesn't, as any of it which is
>         in Ubuntu
>         has been taken out.
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