GNU Linux-libre 6.10-gnua

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 15, 2024

Hello again, free world,


*waves wings*


This is being reposted with a current date, because last night's
announcement went out with the 6.9-gnu date.  Oopsie.  There are also
fixes for problems encountered in 6.10-gnu, covered under "# Erratum".


As spokespenguin for the GNU Linux-libre project, I'm here tonight to
let you know that release 6.10-gnu is already available:


git://linux-libre.fsfla.org/releases.git/
tags {scripts,sources,logs}/v6.10-gnu


The cleaning-up scripts for this release haven't been modified since
rc6, when they were first published.


Source tarballs, incremental patches, scripts, logs and compiled
packages will be made available at:


- https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/releases/6.10-gnu/


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


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


# Out with the dirt


- New drivers for Panthor, Intel IPU6, PRUEth SR1, rtw8703b, tps23881,
air_en8811h, Intel ISH HID, and pcm6240 had blob names and requests
removed.


- New files in Adreno, Intel IPU3, and PRUEth drivers had blob
references cleaned up.


- Cleaned up various new AArch64 devicetree files.


- Intel i915, rtl8xxxu, QCAI sahara cleaning up adjusted over moved
source code upstream.


- Adjusted cleaning up of blob name in qla2xxx driver due to formatting
change.


- Prism2.5/3 USB driver is no longer cleaned up, because it was removed
upstream.


# Artwork


I'm growing up!  Not quite as much as the collection of blobs that
upstream relies on, but see how tall I am, in the new picture tutor
Jason took for the 6.10-gnu release!
https://linux-libre.fsfla.org/~freedo/#news


# Erratum


A couple of upstream changes caused our cleaned up changes, that used to
work, to stop working, without any changes of our own.  Our very limited
testing procedures didn't catch those, and they were only encountered
after 6.10-gnu release was finished.


We have put out an erratum patchset (for sources and for scripts) to
turn 6.10-gnu into 6.10-gnua.


Look for tags {scripts,sources,logs}/v6.10-gnua in the git repository or
https://www.fsfla.org/selibre/linux-libre/download/releases/6.10-gnu/erratum-a/


These fixes will be included in future stable 6.10.*-gnu releases.


We're going to have to expand the testing of release candidates to avoid
this kind of surprise.  Help is welcome.


# 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.


*waves wings*


# 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)

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