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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs


From: Michał Masłowski
Subject: Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibertyBSD - OpenBSD minus the blobs
Date: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 21:17:35 +0100
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> There are currently no FSF-approved BSD distributions, and not many
> designed for servers.

Do the GNU/Linux-libre distributions need separate design to be useful
on servers?

> LibertyBSD is a fork of OpenBSD that contains only free software. That
> is, the firmware blobs - both distributed with the system, and
> downloaded at first boot - have been removed.

How do you check if there are any blobs left or if new upstream releases
add them?

Do you change or remove userspace packages?  (GNU/Linux distros usually
need to adapt man pages and programs recommending nonfree software, and
remove several nonfree programs.)

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