From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Quiliro Ordonez Subject: proposal to remove linux-Libre from Guix Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:34:27 -0700 Message-ID: <8c65bf4ce790c911656cf1470c30fccc@riseup.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:45574) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h9bqp-0001ZL-GJ for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:42:16 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h9bjJ-0007Ry-En for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:34:30 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:60284) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1h9bjI-0007R9-Vh for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 28 Mar 2019 16:34:29 -0400 Received: from capuchin.riseup.net (capuchin-pn.riseup.net [10.0.1.176]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.riseup.net", Issuer "COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA" (verified OK)) by mx1.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 003051A6664 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:34:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by capuchin.riseup.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F2164120526 for ; Thu, 28 Mar 2019 13:34:27 -0700 (PDT) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Help Guix Fellow freedom mates: Even though linux-Libre is a great kernel because it provides good technical value as well as freedom value, our advocacy for freedom is greatly hindered when people call our project a Linux distribution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guix_System_Distribution Our advocacy for freedom is confused with the advocacy Linux for more technology and tangentially advocating slavery without remorse. I propose to eliminate linux-Libre from the repos and add kFreeBSD. A new repository, separate from Guix and not connected to the project could be created in order to add linux-Libre. That way, GuixSD could in no way be ever called a Linux distribution. An action like this could even help all other GNU distros as well as distinguish GuixSD from all. I know the port of kFreeBSD to Debian has been discontinued. But I found this document about how it was done. https://salsa.debian.org/bsd-team/web/raw/master/porting/PORTING at the kFreeBSD port on the Debian wiki. I think we could take it from where they left. The best option would be to make Hurd usable because it is GNU's natural kernel. But I think this is a longer range project. What do you think about either of these possibilities and what do you think the steps should be to make it a reality? Happy hacking. Quiliro