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Debian 6.0 To Feature a Completely Free Kernel

Posted by timothy on from the nothing-dirty dept.

dkd903 writes "The Debian Project has announced that the upcoming release — Debian 6.0 'Squeeze' — will have a completely free Linux kernel. This means that the Linux kernel which ships with Debian 6.0 will not have any non-free firmware. The Debian Project has been working on removing the non-free parts since the last two releases. With Squeeze, they are finally realizing that goal."

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  1. Completely free kernel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So they are switching to BSD, I take it?

  2. Nvidia by BJ_Covert_Action · · Score: -1, Redundant

    So...those of us with Nvidia graphics cards are boned even harder now? Sweet...

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