gNewSense Distro Frees Ubuntu

Linux.com (who shares corporate overlords with Slashdot) is reporting that gNewSense has gone 2.0. For the uninitiated gNewSense is a stripped down version of Ubuntu's Hardy Heron for the free software purist. Removing over 100 pieces of proprietary code and firmware, gNewSense offers a user the ability to run an OS where everything is able to be studied, changed, and redistributed. "gNewSense is a great alternative to Gobuntu, the Canonical-sponsored free derivative of Ubuntu. According to its wiki page, the 8.04 version of Gobuntu hasn't been released due to a less-than-optimal reaction from the community. Gobuntu used the same repositories as Ubuntu, and the Ubuntu live CD can achieve the same installation as Gobuntu by merely selecting the free-software-only option in the installer (press F6 twice at the boot menu). Also, Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Ubuntu, has indicated that he would rather focus on gNewSense because the work on that distribution can help the Ubuntu community as a whole. "

Comments

Ubuntu 8.04 is too buggy and should be beta.

[elucido]

So far my experiences with 8.04 have been terrible.

The sound does not work on Realtek AC888.

There is a huge bug in Dolphin as well which makes an error window pop up when using the mouse curser.

I'd rate this release as a C. It's not production quality. The only reason it's not D or F is because the install works great and for the most part it's functional, but it's just not ready for a serious user.

Re:Zealotry

[EQ]

Purists are aping RMS.

Basically he's the Soup Nazi of Free software. Cross him and his hyper-pure hyper-strict rules, even "suggest" a non-free piece of software and BAM!

No Program For You!

Re:the name?

[FishWithAHammer]

You have documentation for that in the MSDN, so obviously using I/O, network, et al. isn't a problem with closed-source software.

It's fucking useless for most programmers to be screwing with the environment's code.

Are you retarded?