[GNUz] How does GLU/GNUz differ from CLUG?

[Nick Rout]

Nick Rout wrote:
> Rik Tindall wrote:
>> Hi, thanks for writing Tim.
>>
>> Timothy Musson wrote:
>> =20
>>
>>>    From RMS:
>>>    http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/linux-gnu-freedom.html
>>>
>>>    "The Linux sources themselves have an even more serious problem
>>>     with non-free software: they actually contain some. Quite a few
>>>     device drivers contain series of numbers that represent firmware
>>>     programs to be installed in the device. These programs are not
>>>     free software."
>>>
>>>    "Linux, the kernel, is often thought of as the flagship of free
>>>     software, yet its current version is partially non-free. How did
>>>     this happen? This problem, like the decision to use Bitkeeper,
>>>     reflects the attitude of the original developer of Linux, a perso=
n
>>>     who thinks that =E2=80=9Ctechnically better=E2=80=9D is more impo=
rtant than
>>>     freedom."
>>
>> Until reading this, I'd loosely believed Linux to be Free. Now that=20
>> brand appears bogus to me for more than just its (un)ethical face.=20
>> This helps explain the sub-optimal experience one gets as a 'Linux=20
>> Community' memeber :-/
>>
>> We should start preparing a workshop on the hurd. / Something else?
>>
>>
>
> Tim can you enlarge on what parts of the current kernel rely on or=20
> contain non-free software ? RMS doesn't seem to on the page you=20
> pointed to.


I must say the gNewsense web site doesn't appear to enlighten on what=20
they have removed, beyond saying it is "119 files and the contents of=20
debian/firmware"

http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/Features