[GNUz] FSF announces release of gNewSense 1.0

[Nick Rout]

On Sat, 4 Nov 2006 20:31:27 +1300
Timothy Musson <trmusson@ihug.co.nz> wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> "gNewSense is a free software GNU/Linux distribution created by two
>  Irish free software advocates, Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley, and is
>  based on the Ubuntu and Debian distributions.  The goal of gNewSense is
>  to provide users with a software package that offers the stability of
>  Ubuntu with the addition of freedom."
> 
>  http://www.fsf.org/news/gnewsense/

from that page ""With all the kernel firmware and restricted
repositories removed, and the reliance on Ubuntu's proprietary
distribution management tool gone, this distribution is the most
advanced GNU/Linux distribution that has a commitment to be 100%
free."" 

What do they mean by "Ubuntu's proprietary distribution management
tool" ?