Re: [DNG] Hyperbola is ditching the Linux kernel...
Oddly enough, as Hyperbola moves form Linux to FreeBSD, I note that Project Trident (the desktop spin off from FreeBSD-based TrueOS, formerly PC-BSD) is actually moving from BSD to Void Linux as a base! Notably, Void Linux is SystemD-free. Project Trident's reasons for moving to Linux (when many are considering moving away from it) are here: https://project-trident.org/post/os_migration/ -- Mark Rousell ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
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Re: [DNG] Hyperbola is ditching the Linux kernel...
Anno domini 2020 Thu, 23 Jan 17:41:22 +0100 al3xu5 / dotcommon scripsit: > Hi > > I would like to point out an announcement from the Hyperbola website, which I > think may be interesting to report here mainly for the reasons they highlight > about future choices (see in particular the part 'Reasons for this ...' at the > end of the text ... ). > > Regards Not the first on the run: distrowatch has just switched to FreeBSD: http://distrowatch.org/weekly.php?issue=current#sitenews Nik > > > https://www.hyperbola.info/news/announcing-hyperbolabsd-roadmap/ > > Due to the Linux kernel rapidly proceeding down an unstable path, we are > planning on implementing a completely new OS derived from several BSD > implementations . > > This was not an easy decision to make, but we wish to use our time and > resources to create a viable alternative to the current operating system > trends which are actively seeking to undermine user choice and freedom . > > This will not be a “distro” , but a hard fork of the OpenBSD kernel and > userspace including new code written under GPLv3 and LGPLv3 to replace > GPL-incompatible [0] parts and non-free ones [1]. > > Reasons for this include: > > - Linux kernel forcing adaption of DRM, including HDCP [2]. > > - Linux kernel proposed usage of Rust [3] (which contains freedom flaws > [4] and a centralized code repository that is more prone to cyber attack and > generally requires internet access to use.) > > - Linux kernel being written without security and in mind. (KSPP is basically > a > dead project and Grsec is no longer free software) > > - Many GNU userspace and core utils are all forcing adaption of features > without build time options to disable them. E.g. (PulseAudio [5] / SystemD / > Rust [6] / Java [7] as forced dependencies) > > [0] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses > [1] https://notabug.org/jadedctrl/libertybsd-scripts-mirror/issues/5 > [2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10084131/ > [3] https://lwn.net/Articles/797828/ > [4] https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:main:rusts_freedom_flaws > [5] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=659338 > [6] > https://www.infoworld.com/article/3165424/mozilla-binds-firefoxs-fate-to-the-rust-language.html > [7] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=57217 > > > -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
[DNG] Hyperbola is ditching the Linux kernel...
Hi I would like to point out an announcement from the Hyperbola website, which I think may be interesting to report here mainly for the reasons they highlight about future choices (see in particular the part 'Reasons for this ...' at the end of the text ... ). Regards https://www.hyperbola.info/news/announcing-hyperbolabsd-roadmap/ Due to the Linux kernel rapidly proceeding down an unstable path, we are planning on implementing a completely new OS derived from several BSD implementations . This was not an easy decision to make, but we wish to use our time and resources to create a viable alternative to the current operating system trends which are actively seeking to undermine user choice and freedom . This will not be a “distro” , but a hard fork of the OpenBSD kernel and userspace including new code written under GPLv3 and LGPLv3 to replace GPL-incompatible [0] parts and non-free ones [1]. Reasons for this include: - Linux kernel forcing adaption of DRM, including HDCP [2]. - Linux kernel proposed usage of Rust [3] (which contains freedom flaws [4] and a centralized code repository that is more prone to cyber attack and generally requires internet access to use.) - Linux kernel being written without security and in mind. (KSPP is basically a dead project and Grsec is no longer free software) - Many GNU userspace and core utils are all forcing adaption of features without build time options to disable them. E.g. (PulseAudio [5] / SystemD / Rust [6] / Java [7] as forced dependencies) [0] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses [1] https://notabug.org/jadedctrl/libertybsd-scripts-mirror/issues/5 [2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10084131/ [3] https://lwn.net/Articles/797828/ [4] https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:main:rusts_freedom_flaws [5] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=659338 [6] https://www.infoworld.com/article/3165424/mozilla-binds-firefoxs-fate-to-the-rust-language.html [7] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=57217 -- al3xu5 Say NO to copyright, patents, trademarks and any industrial design restrictions. Public GPG/PGP key block ID: 4096 bit RSA key 69C5977BF94CFE23 Fingerprint: 59C6 9DC7 CD4B CF2F A190 E3DE 69C5 977B F94C FE23 pgpxBLK9xuam5.pgp Description: Firma digitale OpenPGP ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
