GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu

[Freedo]

Hello, Free World!

This is Freedo, the spokespenguin for...

**craaa**

... for GNU Linux-libre.


# Announcement

GNU Linux-libre 7.2-gnu is available.

You can download it now from:

git://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git/
tags {scripts,sources,logs}/v7.2-gnu

Pre-compressed tarballs...

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... are available at:

- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/releases/7.2-gnu/

Compiled releases will be available shortly at:

- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/freesh/ (.deb)

- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/rpmfreedom/ (.rpm)


# Cleaning up

- Adjusted firmware loading interfaces.

- Cleaned up new blob names in amdgpu, nova core, ...

**craaaaa***

... qcom iris and q6v5, iwlwifi, amdxnda, adreno, r8152, mt792x.

- Cleaned up new drivers for rt722-sdca and TI tac5xx2, and assorted
devicetree files and documentation.

- Dropped cleaning up of hci bt3c driver, removed upstream.


# Artwork

I love walking on the street to share gifts with crows.

They are really clever.  They love Free Software.

They pick it up and take it elsewhere, where they can...

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... hack away or whatever.

I and they are also fond of gift-giving to others we like, and what
better gift one can give than freedom?  Sharing is caring!

Tutor Jason made a picture of such a moment.  Check it out at
https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/#news


# Keeping in touch

Follow me in the Fediverse for fresh news about GNU Linux-libre.
https://mastodon.social/@freedo

My tutors jxself and lxo are also on IRC:
#gnu-linux-libre on libera.chat.

There's also a mailing list you're welcome to join:
https://www.fsfla.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre

That was all, everyone.  Be Free! with GNU Linux-libre.

Happy hacking!

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# Rolling credits

What is GNU Linux-libre?
------------------------

  GNU Linux-libre is a Free version of the kernel Linux (see below),
  suitable for use with the GNU Operating System in 100% Free
  GNU/Linux-libre System Distributions.
  http://www.gnu.org/distros/

  It removes non-Free components from Linux, that are disguised as
  source code or distributed in separate files.  It also disables
  run-time requests for non-Free components, shipped separately or as
  part of Linux, and documentation pointing to them, so as to avoid
  (Free-)baiting users into the trap of non-Free Software.
  http://www.fsfla.org/anuncio/2010-11-Linux-2.6.36-libre-debait

  Linux-libre started within the gNewSense GNU/Linux distribution.
  It was later adopted by Jeff Moe, who coined its name, and in 2008
  it became a project maintained by FSF Latin America.  In 2012, it
  became part of the GNU Project.

  The GNU Linux-libre project takes a minimal-changes approach to
  cleaning up Linux, making no effort to substitute components that
  need to be removed with functionally equivalent Free ones.
  Nevertheless, we encourage and support efforts towards doing so.
  http://libreplanet.org/wiki/LinuxLibre:Devices_that_require_non-free_firmware

  Our mascot is Freedo, a light-blue penguin that has just come out
  of the shower.  Although we like penguins, GNU is a much greater
  contribution to the entire system, so its mascot deserves more
  promotion.  See our web page for their images.
  http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/

  If you are the author of an awesome program and want to join us in
  writing Free (libre) Software, please consider making it an official
  GNU program and become a GNU Maintainer.  You can find instructions
  on how to do so at https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.  We look
  forward to hacking with you! :)


What is Linux?
--------------

  Linux is a clone of the Unix kernel [...]

(snipped from Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst)