Quiliro Ordóñez asked: > That is a fine list. Would it be possible to use this list to check a > running kernel for the use of these files in order to tell the users > they have non free software running on their systems?
Probably but it seems to me that there are two problems: 1. A distribution that includes proprietary software will probably not be interested in advertising this stuff to the people using said distribution, so even if such a program existed it's not likely that said distribution would include such a program, leaving us with item #2: 1. The user of said distribution could install and run it on their own but if they're doing that it means they're already concerned about freedom and in that case they could just swap out the distro's kernel for Linux-libre (my APT repository makes that easy for GNU/Linux distros that use APT like Ubuntu), or better yet: Switch to a fully free distro instead because the kernel is probably not the only problematic piece of software in the distribution. > A package in this > line of thought would be useful. It could also advertise distros which > contain only free firmware (and software). You mean like http://www.gnu.org/distros ? :)
