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Everything about Linux-libre
Version of the Linux kernel without proprietary code
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, those types of code are mostly used for proprietary firmware images. While generally redistributable, they 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. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Linux-libreA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Using DockerThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Linux, noyau et système d'exploitation libreCited 0 times
- Go sideways: Binary blobA closely related topic
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📖 Definitions
No dictionary entry for this exact phrase.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕Using DockerAdrian Mouat · 2015
Open sourcesChris DiBona, Sam Ockman · 1999
Debian LennyRaphaël Hertzog · 2009- 📕La liberté logicielleChristophe Lazaro · 2008
Professional LAMPJason Gerner · 2005
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