Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibreWRT free distro?

[Jason Self]

Ineiev asked:
 Is it self-hosting?

I'm not sure that the self-hosting requirement makes sense in this case
because emedded devices typically do not have the resources to compile
their own software. It's usually done on a more capable system and then
copied to the device afterward.

In the case of LibreWRT, everything can be built using only free software.
I start with Trisquel and a copy of the LibreWRT tarball.

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibreWRT free distro?

[Sam Geeraerts]

Karl Goetz wrote:

I've not looked at LibreWRT myself, but I'd trust Jason to be doing due
diligence (to the extent that is possible).
He has been responsible for finding a lot of the issues currently
listed on our NONFSDG page :)


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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] LibreWRT free distro?

[Michał Masłowski]

 I personally need a libre WRT for the distribution of free software
 I'm writing and made to run on *WRT like platforms. Actually, I hope
 libreWRT will also support the raspberry pi somehow, once that hits
 our desks...

 I'm told the pi relies on proprietary software for several things, but
 I've not taken the time to research it properly.
 If anyone has good pointers I'd be interested in seeing them.

http://elinux.org/RPi_Software supports this, although the cited links
are broken:

  The boards do not include NAND or NOR storage - everything is on the
  SD card, which has a FAT32 partition with GPU firmware and a kernel
  image, and an EXT2 partition with the rootfs.

  We're not currently using a bootloader - we actually boot via the GPU,
  which contains a proprietary RISC core (wacky architecture). The GPU
  mounts the SD card, loads GPU firmware and brings up display/video/3d,
  loads a kernel image, resets the SD card host and starts the ARM.

  [...]

  The GPU blob is an 18MB elf file, including libraries. It does an
  awful lot.


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