On Tuesday 18 April 2017 01:01 AM, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: [...] >> Hi, I'm a free/libre software activist from Brazil, and although I'm >> not a tech expert, I have a suggestion to make: >> >> Can you follow the steps at >> [[http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html#NewDistro]] so as to >> include FreedomBox in the list of free/libre system distributions? >> >> If you already have done that: What is the status of the evaluation? > > I believe there is no such process ongoing. > > FreedomBox is not a distribution on its own, but a Debian Pure Blend - > i.e. a subset of Debian. Debian does not contain non-free parts and do > not recommend the use of non-free parts, but Free Software Foundation > disapproves of how Debian _suggests_ it. Notice their explicit mention > of "suggesting" at their web page.
With recent changes Raspberry Pi 2/3 builds use the Debian kernel. We have only the boot firmware of Raspberry Pi as non-free firmware. This, hopefully, will be freed in the near future. RPi 1 images could perhaps be dropped. Assuming this happens, FreedomBox is in a better situation than Debian. FreedomBox does not even suggest non-free firmware. We don't show or talk about non-free package on FreedomBox web pages and materials. > > I therefore consider it unlikely for the Free Software Foundation to > endors FreedomBox on their list - but hey, if anyone wants to try, > please do go ahead - other distros based on Ubuntu which is undoubtedly > less free is on that list, so anything is possible. I believe we could try. -- Sunil
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