Re: [GNU-linux-libre] GNU Linux-libre 3.3-gnu is now available

[Henry Jensen]

Hello Alexandre,

On Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:02:35 -0300
Alexandre Oliva <address@hidden> wrote:

> The first release of Linux-libre since its dubbing as a GNU package is
> now available from the download links off of 
> http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/

Very nice. BTW, is there any progress on this issue?

On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:32:09 -0500
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> wrote:

> I talked with Alexandre a few months ago, and we decided to change the
> way Linux Libre deals with outside nonfree firmware.
> 
> The current practice is to change the code to fail instead of trying
> to load any firmware.
> 
> The change is to obfuscate the names of the firmware files in the
> Linux source code.  That way, if a user tracks down what firmware to
> install and installs it under the name that the code wants, it will.
> But Linux Libre will still not suggest installation of the nonfree
> firmware file to handle a particular device.

As I understood the following discussion, your idea was to use a
userland script that tells the kernel, if firmware is available.

Can you tell us what the current status is?

Regards,

Henry