*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
kernel,firefox,thunderbird,openssl all are using non-free by default.
kernel uses wifi and other binary blobs not compatible with a FREE license.
Suggest changes made by the FSF in South America be used.They have a stripping
script all made up for you.
firefox/thunderbird suffer from branding trademarks-- use Icedove and IceWeasel
instead.
openssl is shipped with trademarked, patented encryption by default. Elliptic
curves, IDEA, and similar
softwares given in the crypto package are NON-FREE. Suggest using the "hobbled"
Fedora version by default instead. NOTE: this will break any app depending on
said crypto, notably bitcoin and similar coin apps, as they use elliptic
curves.The hobbled version is available by unpacking the Fedora openssl RPM.
Current version is 1.0.1k from 22.
Since I am on Fedora 21, I cannot provide further details.
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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