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> From: "Free Software Foundation" <i...@fsf.org> > Subject: Will Ubuntu Edge commit to using only free software? > > > Dear , > > Ubuntu is aiming to raise $32 million in crowdfunding to fund Ubuntu Edge, a > mobile computer that can dual-boot between Android and Ubuntu GNU/Linux. > > Will Ubuntu Edge commit to using only free software? If the project succeeds > and has $32 million available to spend, this is surely possible, but there is > no indication in any of the promotional materials that this is part of the > plan. > > Isn't Android already free software? In theory, yes, but in practice, no. To > work on actual hardware, Android ends up relying on device drivers that are > either outright proprietary or use proprietary firmware blobs. All commonly > available Android devices also come with proprietary software applications > installed. > > This is why today we announced a fundraising partnership with the Replicant > project, which produces a version of Android that runs on existing devices > without proprietary system software. > > Isn't Ubuntu already always committed to free software? No. Ubuntu's default > GNU/Linux distribution includes nonfree drivers, and its software marketplace > promotes proprietary programs. > > But, we don't want to make assumptions about what Ubuntu Edge will or won't > be. We and many other free software supporters excited about the possibility > of a GNU/Linux mobile device would like to hear official confirmation: > > Will the Ubuntu Edge versions of both Android and Ubuntu contain or rely on > any proprietary software or proprietary firmware? > > Will the Ubuntu Edge include any Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) > software? > > Will the device's bootloader be free software? > > Will the device have Restricted Boot, or will users be able to replace the > operating system with a free one of their choice? > > Will Ubuntu Edge include F-Droid, the free software Android application > repository, as part of a commitment to promote and recommend only free > software? > > Ubuntu in the past has said they are forced to make temporary compromises in > software freedom in order to have their operating system work on the > computers people own and speed adoption of free software. But in this case, > Ubuntu would have the chance to dictate the design of the hardware > themselves. Software freedom should be the foundation of that design. There > is no reason for compromise. > > Conveniently, Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth is doing an AMA on Reddit > starting at 12:30 EDT, so maybe we will get some answers. > > This post can be viewed online at > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/will-ubuntu-edge-commit-to-using-only-free-software > > -- > Follow us at https://status.fsf.org/fsf | Subscribe to our blogs via RSS at > http://fsf.org/blogs/RSS > Join us as an associate member at http://fsf.org/jf > Sent from the Free Software Foundation, > > 51 Franklin Street > Fifth Floor > Boston, MA 02110-1335 > United States > > You can unsubscribe to this mailing-list by visiting the link > https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/unsubscribe?reset=1&jid=128058&qid=4635880&h=0450214f40980725. > > To stop all email from the Free Software Foundation, including Defective by > Design, > and the Free Software Supporter newsletter, click this link: > > https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/mailing/optout?reset=1&jid=128058&qid=4635880&h=0450214f40980725. > -- Al escribir recuerde observar la etiqueta (normas) de esta lista: http://goo.gl/Pu0ke Para cambiar su inscripción, vaya a "Cambio de opciones" en http://goo.gl/Nevnx
