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                                                                                dkd903 writes <i>&quot;The Debian Project has announced that the upcoming release — Debian 6.0 &#39;Squeeze&#39; — <a href="http://digitizor.com/2010/12/16/debian-6-0-squeeze-to-come-with-a-completely-free-linux-kernel/">will have a completely free Linux kernel</a>.
This means that the Linux kernel which ships with Debian 6.0 will not
have any non-free firmware. The Debian Project has been working on
removing the non-free parts since the last two releases. With Squeeze,
they are finally realizing that goal.&quot;</i></div>
                                                                                

                                                                        

                                                                        
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