Hallo, congratulations for adding a great distro to the list.
However, it seems that PureOS is not using the linux-libre kernel but a kernel based on Debian's Linux kernel. When I tried to get ConnochaetOS [0] on this list the last time, people explained to me, that ConnochaetOS can't be endorsed because it doesn't use linux-libre and the Debian based kernel requests non-free firmware files and does write the names of those files to the system log. See the thread at https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2017-08/msg00013.html Now, I installed PureOS and it seems, PureOS does use the same Debian based deblob mechanism as does ConnochaetOS. To verify it, I tried the PureOS ISO from https://downloads.puri.sm/snapshots/2017-11-11/pureos-8.0-live-amd64.hybrid.iso and booted it on a notebook with a wifi chip which does need non-free firmware. And indeed I see in dmesg the following message (among others): iwlwifi: 0000:03:00.0 firmware: failed to load iwlwifi-6000g2a-6.ucode (-2) So, of course I want to know how PureOS can use this Debian based kernel and be endorsed while ConnochaetOS can't? Regards, Henry [0] https://connochaetos.org/ On Thu, 21 Dec 2017 10:54:29 -0500 Donald Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello all, > > We just wanted to give the list a heads up on our forthcoming > announcement of adding PureOS to our list of endorsed distros. Quite > some time ago they wrote to this list and got feedback about their > distro. From that time, they've been working with us to address concerns > that were brought up in that thread, such as removing leftover > problematic code from Firefox, fixing up their bug tracker, and making > clearer the separation between Purism and PureOS. They've addressed our > concerns, and are actively maintaining freedom-related issues in their > bug tracker > <https://tracker.pureos.net/tag/freedom-harm_need_nonfree_code/>. The > endorsement program depends on the community to help projects to > maintain their free status, and we are satisfied with PureOS's > commitment to maintaining that status. After this announcement, we'll be > moving our focus to working with other pending candidates for > endorsement, but maintaining a free distro is a task that needs > everyone's help. If there are issues that you can help PureOS with, > please do make use of the bug tracker, and make sure to CC > <[email protected]> so you can be rewarded with a GNU Buck > <https://www.gnu.org/help/gnu-bucks.en.html> if you do find a problem. > Thank you all for your help in bringing PureOS up to speed, and we look > forward to your continued help on future distros seeking endorsement. > -- > Donald R. Robertson, III, J.D. > Licensing & Compliance Manager > Free Software Foundation > 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor > Boston, MA 02110 > Phone +1-617-542-5942 > Fax +1-617-542-2652 ex. 56 >
