On 03/17/2016 04:39 PM, Sam Noble wrote:
I've been interested in the LibreCMC fork, what non-free stuff are they removing?
From my understanding, the main difference is switching to a linux-libre kernel, removing some firmware blobs, that sort of thing. Whatever it takes to meet the GNU guidelines for a free distro. OpenWRT uses a non-libre kernel and it's easy to find nonfree drivers available in the OpenWRT repos (search for WhiteRussian's packages, for example). I'm guessing that the end-result is similar to trying a fully-free desktop distro for a random laptop. You basically wind up with a more limited list of supported hardware. Same thing I ran into when looking at coreboot/libreboot. You just have to let the software pick the hardware to avoid the headaches. I'm seeing NETGEAR WNDR3800's on the'Bay for under $25 with free shipping. Seems like a decent deal when compared to the other supported machines on the LibreCMC site, which for the most part have lower specs and higher price tags in general. Anyway, I'm rather sorry I missed out on this convo when it was happening. A severe sinus infection kept me away from unnecessary screen-staring for about a week. All is back to normal now, hoping to see some fellow GLUGers on the 31st.... -KR -- http://threespace.xyz