GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released With A Fresh Round Of Driver De-Blobbing

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GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released With A Fresh Round Of Driver De-Blobbing

24 December 2018, 07:40 AM

Phoronix: GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released With A Fresh Round Of Driver De-Blobbing

Alexandre Oliva on the behalf of the GNU Linux-libre folks has announced the release of GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu as their fresh re-spin of the newly released Linux 4.20 that removes support for loading binary-only modules and disabling driver code that tries to load non-free firmware/microcode...

GNU Linux-libre 4.20-gnu Released With A Fresh Round Of Driver De-Blobbing - Phoronix

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25 December 2018, 03:43 PM

Ah, excellent -- now anyone has an up-to-date choice available to not have unauditable software blobs on their system if they don't need them.

Cheers to the linux-libre developers!
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