GNU Linux-libre Kernel 4.13 Released, 100% Free Kernel
GNU Linux-libre is a project which maintains and publishes a kernel that is 100% free by removing any software from the main Linux kernel that is not loading source code.
The GNU Linux-libre kernel is for users who want a 100% free and free use of the system. This kernel remains based on the Linux kernel developed by Linus Torvalds.
It’s just that this kernel removes some of the included software without source code, or with source code which is not clear and obscure, which is under the auspices of a non-Free Software license.
The GNU Linux-libre kernel is usually released a few days after the official final release of the Linux kernel from Linus Torvalds.
A few days ago, at the end of last week, Linus Torvalds announced the official release of Linux Kernel 4.13. And now it’s time for a new version of the GNU Linux-libre version to be released, in this case, this time the GNU Linux-libre kernel version 4.13.
Alexandra Olivia, the developer of GNU Linux-libre project finally announced the release of the GNU Linux-libre 4.13 kernel.
GNU Linux kernel-libre 4.13 was released as a major release, this release does a lot more deblob driver (remove software without source code) compared to previous releases.
Among the drivers that areblob Of these, we can mention that one of them is the Qualcomm Venus V4L2 driver encoder and decoders, Qulcomm ADSP and WCNSS, and tools Inside Secure SafeXcel cryptography.
The Mellanox Technologies Spectrum, Cavium Nitrox CNN55XX, and Quantenna QSR10g drivers also require deblobbing on the GNU Linux-libre 4.13 kernel, which adds a slight modification of the logic deblobbing per release for Redpine Signals WLAN, IWLWIFI, and AMDGPU drivers because source codeit’s been reset.
After doing deblobbingthe kernel iscompile back as usual. According to the announcement made via mailing listdrivers ath10k, Adreno A5xx, brcmfmac, Intel i915 CSR, Silead DMI and wil6210 should also be done deblobbing.
If you want to use a 100% free operating system on your device, you can use it by downloading it on the official page and doing compile this GNU Linux-libre kernel.
