Linux-libre
According to the Free Software Foundation Latin America, Linux-libre is a modified version of the Linux kernel that contains no binary blobs, obfuscated code, or code released under proprietary licenses. In the Linux kernel, they are mostly used for proprietary firmware images. While generally redistributable, binary blobs do not give the user the freedom to audit, modify, or, consequently, redistribute their modified versions. The GNU Project keeps Linux-libre in synchronization with the mainline Linux kernel.
Freedo the penguin, mascot of the Linux-libre kernel | |
Linux-libre kernel 3.0.66-1 booting | |
| Original author(s) | Linus Torvalds et al |
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| Developer(s) | Free Software Foundation Latin America |
| Initial release | February 20, 2008 |
| Stable release | |
| Repository | |
| Written in | C and Assembly |
| Platform | x64, i386, ia32, ARM (Parabola), MIPS (Debian), m68k, RISC-V, IBM POWER8 and above |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Kernel |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Website | www |
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