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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. Great by ultrabot · · Score: 0, Troll

    Whoa! I can't express how excited I am about this, it's going to change the way I "experience" my computer. It will happen on a much more intimate level from now on, knowing that there are no proprietary firmware blobs inside.

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  2. Re:Is the release with the FreeBSD Kernel? by jefe7777 · · Score: 1, Troll

    they're switching to openbsd. very open, I hear.