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retrieving revision 1.63
retrieving revision 1.64
diff -u -b -r1.63 -r1.64
--- common-distros.it.html 19 Jun 2021 21:29:16 -0000 1.63
+++ common-distros.it.html 1 Nov 2021 03:59:21 -0000 1.64
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-<!--#set var="ENGLISH_PAGE" value="/distros/common-distros.en.html" -->
+<!--#set var="PO_FILE"
+ value='<a href="/distros/po/common-distros.it.po">
+ https://www.gnu.org/distros/po/common-distros.it.po</a>'
+ --><!--#set var="ORIGINAL_FILE" value="/distros/common-distros.html"
+ --><!--#set var="DIFF_FILE" value="/distros/po/common-distros.it-diff.html"
+ --><!--#set var="OUTDATED_SINCE" value="2021-09-02" --><!--#set
var="ENGLISH_PAGE" value="/distros/common-distros.en.html" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.it.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 -->
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="/distros/po/common-distros.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.it.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/outdated.it.html" -->
<h2>Perché non approviamo altri sistemi</h2>
<p>Spesso ci viene chiesto perché non approviamo certi sistemi - di solito
@@ -403,7 +409,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Ultimo aggiornamento:
-$Date: 2021/06/19 21:29:16 $
+$Date: 2021/11/01 03:59:21 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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retrieving revision 1.78
retrieving revision 1.79
diff -u -b -r1.78 -r1.79
--- common-distros.pl.html 29 May 2021 22:59:05 -0000 1.78
+++ common-distros.pl.html 1 Nov 2021 03:59:21 -0000 1.79
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-<!--#set var="ENGLISH_PAGE" value="/distros/common-distros.en.html" -->
+<!--#set var="PO_FILE"
+ value='<a href="/distros/po/common-distros.pl.po">
+ https://www.gnu.org/distros/po/common-distros.pl.po</a>'
+ --><!--#set var="ORIGINAL_FILE" value="/distros/common-distros.html"
+ --><!--#set var="DIFF_FILE" value="/distros/po/common-distros.pl-diff.html"
+ --><!--#set var="OUTDATED_SINCE" value="2021-09-02" --><!--#set
var="ENGLISH_PAGE" value="/distros/common-distros.en.html" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.pl.html" -->
<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 -->
@@ -13,6 +18,7 @@
<!--#include virtual="/distros/po/common-distros.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.pl.html" -->
+<!--#include virtual="/server/outdated.pl.html" -->
<h2>Dlaczego nie popieramy innych systemów</h2>
<p>CzÄsto jesteÅmy pytani, dlaczego nie popieramy okreÅlonych
@@ -407,7 +413,7 @@
<p class="unprintable"><!-- timestamp start -->
Aktualizowane:
-$Date: 2021/05/29 22:59:05 $
+$Date: 2021/11/01 03:59:21 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
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retrieving revision 1.46
retrieving revision 1.47
diff -u -b -r1.46 -r1.47
--- po/common-distros.it-diff.html 26 May 2021 17:04:49 -0000 1.46
+++ po/common-distros.it-diff.html 1 Nov 2021 03:59:22 -0000 1.47
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
</style></head>
<body><pre>
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<!-- Parent-Version: <span
class="removed"><del><strong>1.84</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>1.96 -->
-<!-- This page is derived from
/server/standards/boilerplate.html</em></ins></span> -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 -->
+<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html -->
<title>Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems - GNU Project -
Free Software Foundation</title>
<link rel="alternate" title="Free GNU/Linux distributions"
href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/distros.rss";
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
<!--#include virtual="/distros/po/common-distros.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems</h2>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><!--#include
virtual="/licenses/fsf-licensing.html" --></strong></del></span>
<p>We're often asked why we don't endorse a particular
system—usually a popular GNU/Linux distribution. The short
answer to that question is that they don't follow
the <a href="/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html">free
system distribution guidelines</a>. But since it isn't always obvious
-how a particular system fails to follow the guidelines, this list
+how a particular <span
class="removed"><del><strong>system</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distro</em></ins></span> fails to follow the
guidelines, this list
gives more information about the problems of certain well-known
nonfree system distros.</p>
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@
out our list of <a href="/distros/free-distros.html">free GNU/Linux
distributions</a>.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><!--#include
virtual="/licenses/fsf-licensing.html" --></em></ins></span>
+<!--#include virtual="/licenses/fsf-licensing.html" -->
<p>Except where noted, all of the distributions listed on this page
fail to follow the guidelines in at least two important ways:</p>
@@ -68,16 +67,15 @@
<h3 id="Arch">Arch GNU/Linux</h3>
-<p>Arch has <span class="removed"><del><strong>the two usual problems:
there's</strong></del></span> no <span
class="removed"><del><strong>clear</strong></del></span> policy
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>about what</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>against distributing nonfree</em></ins></span>
software <span class="removed"><del><strong>can be
included,</strong></del></span> <span class="inserted"><ins><em>through
-their normal channels,</em></ins></span> and nonfree blobs are shipped with
their kernel, <span class="removed"><del><strong>Linux. Arch also has no
policy about not distributing</strong></del></span>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em>Linux.</p>
+<p>Arch has no policy against distributing nonfree software through
+their normal channels, and nonfree blobs are shipped with their kernel,
+Linux.</p>
<!--
-<p>Instead of this</em></ins></span> nonfree <span
class="removed"><del><strong>software through their normal
channels.</p></strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distribution, use <a
+<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Parabola</a> or <a
href="https://www.hyperbola.info/?gnu-free-stros-page">Hyperbola</a>,
free distros which are made from it.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h3 id="Canaima">Canaima</h3>
<p>Canaima GNU/Linux is a distribution made by Venezuela's government
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@
<p>Its main menu has an option, “Install nonfree
software”, which installs all the nonfree drivers (even the
-ones that are not necessary). The distro also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>ships</em></ins></span> blobs for the
+ones that are not necessary). The distro also ships blobs for the
kernel, Linux, and invites installing nonfree applications including
Flash Player.</p>
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@
<p>Debian's Social Contract states the goal of making Debian entirely
free software, and Debian conscientiously keeps nonfree software out
-of the official Debian system. However, Debian also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>maintains</em></ins></span> a
+of the official Debian system. However, Debian also maintains a
repository of nonfree software. According to the project, this
software is “not part of the Debian system,” but the
repository is hosted on many of the project's main servers, and people
@@ -114,32 +112,26 @@
proprietary programs. This too is not thoroughly separated from the
main Debian distribution.</p>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><p>Previous releases of Debian
included nonfree blobs with Linux, the
-kernel. With</strong></del></span>
-
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>Debian is</em></ins></span> the <span
class="removed"><del><strong>release of Debian 6.0 (“squeeze”) in
-February 2011, these</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>only common non-endorsed distribution to keep
nonfree</em></ins></span>
-blobs <span class="removed"><del><strong>have been moved</strong></del></span>
out of <span class="removed"><del><strong>the</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>its</em></ins></span> main
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>distribution to separate packages in the
nonfree repository.</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distribution.</em></ins></span> However, the problem
partly <span class="removed"><del><strong>remains:</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>remains.
+<p>Debian is the only common non-endorsed distribution to keep nonfree
+blobs out of its main distribution. However, the problem partly remains.
The nonfree firmware files live in Debian's nonfree repository, which
-is referenced in the documentation on debian.org, and</em></ins></span> the
installer in
-some cases recommends
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>these nonfree firmware
files</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>them</em></ins></span> for the peripherals on the
machine.</p>
+is referenced in the documentation on debian.org, and the installer in
+some cases recommends them for the peripherals on the machine.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>In addition, some of the free
programs that are officially part of
+<p>In addition, some of the free programs that are officially part of
Debian invite the user to install some nonfree programs.
Specifically, the Debian versions of Firefox and Chromium suggest
-nonfree plug-ins to install into them.</p></em></ins></span>
+nonfree plug-ins to install into them.</p>
-<p>Debian's wiki <span class="inserted"><ins><em>also</em></ins></span>
includes pages about installing nonfree
+<p>Debian's wiki also includes pages about installing nonfree
firmware.</p>
<!-- https://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary -->
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><!--
+<!--
<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use one of the free distros
which are made from it: <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">gNewSense</a>, and <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">PureOS</a>.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h3 id="Fedora">Fedora</h3>
<p>Fedora does have a clear policy about what can be included in the
@@ -162,17 +154,17 @@
permits software released under the original Artistic License to be
included, even though that's a nonfree license.</p>
-<p>Mandriva also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>ships</em></ins></span> nonfree software through
dedicated
+<p>Mandriva also ships nonfree software through dedicated
repositories.</p>
-<h3 <span class="inserted"><ins><em>id="Manjaro">Manjaro
GNU/Linux</h3>
+<h3 id="Manjaro">Manjaro GNU/Linux</h3>
<p>Manjaro includes nonfree software through its normal channels, and
ships
nonfree blobs with its kernel, Linux. It includes a proprietary office
suite and proprietary games with DRM. The distro also recommends the
installation of nonfree drivers.</p>
-<h3</em></ins></span> id="Mint">Mint GNU/Linux</h3>
+<h3 id="Mint">Mint GNU/Linux</h3>
<p>Mint does not have a policy against including nonfree software, it
includes nonfree binary blobs in drivers packaged with the kernel, and
@@ -209,8 +201,7 @@
<p>SteamOS, a version of GNU/Linux to be distributed by Valve. It
contains proprietary software, including the Steam client and
proprietary drivers. Steam uses <a
-<span
class="removed"><del><strong>href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm">Digital</strong></del></span>
-<span
class="inserted"><ins><em>href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital</em></ins></span>
+href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital
Restrictions Management (DRM)</a> to impose restrictions on the
software it distributes, as well as on the proprietary software it
promotes via the Steam store.</p>
@@ -227,24 +218,18 @@
<h3 id="Ubuntu">Ubuntu GNU/Linux</h3>
-<p>Ubuntu <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>maintains</em></ins></span> specific repositories of
nonfree software, and
+<p>Ubuntu maintains specific repositories of nonfree software, and
Canonical expressly promotes and recommends nonfree software under the
Ubuntu name in some of their distribution channels. Ubuntu offers the
option to install only free packages, which means it also offers the
option to install nonfree packages too. In addition, the version of
Linux, the kernel, included in Ubuntu contains firmware blobs.</p>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><p>The “Ubuntu Software
Center” lists proprietary programs
-and free programs jumbled together. It
-is <a
href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ubuntu_software_center_proprietary_and_free_software_mixed_confusing_ui">hard
-to tell which ones are free</a> since proprietary programs for
-download at no charge are labelled
“free”.</p></strong></del></span>
-
-<p>Ubuntu <a <span
class="removed"><del><strong>href="http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears</strong></del></span>
<span
class="inserted"><ins><em>href="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears</em></ins></span>
+<p>Ubuntu <a
href="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears
to permit commercial redistribution of exact copies with the
trademarks</a>; removal of the trademarks is required only for
-modified versions. That is an acceptable policy for trademarks. <span
class="removed"><del><strong>The</strong></del></span>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em>However, the</em></ins></span> same page,
further down, makes a vague and ominous
+modified versions. That is an acceptable policy for trademarks.
+However, the same page, further down, makes a vague and ominous
statement about “Ubuntu patents,” without giving enough
details to show whether that constitutes aggression or not.</p>
@@ -256,19 +241,19 @@
reference to someone else's use of the term, we should always reject
it. However, that is not a substantive issue about Ubuntu as a
GNU/Linux distribution.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><!--
+<!--
<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use one of the free distros
which are made from it: <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Dyne:bolic</a>, <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Trisquel</a>, and <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Ututo S</a>.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h2>Some Other Distros</h2>
<p>Here we discuss some well-known or significant non-GNU/Linux system
distros that do not qualify as free.</p>
-<h3 <span class="inserted"><ins><em>id="Android">Android</h3>
+<h3 id="Android">Android</h3>
<p><a
href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html">Android</a> as
released by Google contains many nonfree parts as well as many free
@@ -277,7 +262,7 @@
distribute Android in a product sometimes make those parts nonfree as
well.</p>
-<h3</em></ins></span> id="BSD">BSD systems</h3>
+<h3 id="BSD">BSD systems</h3>
<p>FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD all include instructions for obtaining
nonfree programs in their ports system. In addition, their kernels
@@ -292,31 +277,15 @@
“contain no blobs”, it causes a misunderstanding. They are not
talking about firmware blobs.</p>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><p>No</strong></del></span>
-
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>None of those</em></ins></span> BSD
<span class="removed"><del><strong>distribution</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distributions</em></ins></span> has policies against
proprietary
+<p>None of those BSD distributions has policies against proprietary
binary-only firmware that might be loaded even by free drivers.</p>
-<h3 <span class="removed"><del><strong>id="Haiku">Haiku</h3>
-
-<p>Haiku includes some software that you're not allowed to modify. It
-also includes nonfree firmware blobs.</p>
-
-<h3 id="Android">Android</h3>
-
-<p><a
href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html">Android</a> as
-released by Google contains many nonfree parts as well as many free
-parts. Most of the free parts are covered by a pushover license (not
-<a href="/licenses/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>), so manufacturers
that
-distribute Android in a product sometimes make those parts nonfree as
-well.</p>
-
-<h3</strong></del></span> id="ChromeOS">Chrome OS</h3>
+<h3 id="ChromeOS">Chrome OS</h3>
<p>The central part of Chrome OS is the nonfree Chrome browser.
It may contain other nonfree software as well.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>The rest of it is based on <a
href="#ChromiumOS">ChromiumOS</a>,
+<p>The rest of it is based on <a
href="#ChromiumOS">ChromiumOS</a>,
so it also has the problems of Chromium OS, plus the nonfree parts of
Android.</p>
@@ -340,7 +309,7 @@
<h3 id="Haiku">Haiku</h3>
<p>Haiku includes some software that you're not allowed to modify. It
-also includes nonfree firmware blobs.</p></em></ins></span>
+also includes nonfree firmware blobs.</p>
<h3 id="LineageOS">LineageOS</h3>
@@ -356,7 +325,7 @@
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-<div <span
class="removed"><del><strong>id="footer"></strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>id="footer" role="contentinfo"></em></ins></span>
+<div id="footer" role="contentinfo">
<div class="unprintable">
<p>Please send general FSF & GNU inquiries to
@@ -401,7 +370,7 @@
There is more detail about copyright years in the GNU Maintainers
Information document, www.gnu.org/prep/maintain. -->
-<p>Copyright © <span class="removed"><del><strong>2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>2014-2021</em></ins></span> Free Software Foundation,
Inc.</p>
+<p>Copyright © 2014-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.</p>
<p>This page is licensed under a <a rel="license"
href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/">Creative
@@ -411,12 +380,11 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
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-$Date: 2021/05/26 17:04:49 $
+$Date: 2021/11/01 03:59:22 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
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</div>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong></div></strong></del></span>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em></div><!-- for class="inner", starts
in the banner include --></em></ins></span>
+</div><!-- for class="inner", starts in the banner include -->
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diff -u -b -r1.19 -r1.20
--- po/common-distros.pl-diff.html 25 May 2020 17:59:47 -0000 1.19
+++ po/common-distros.pl-diff.html 1 Nov 2021 03:59:22 -0000 1.20
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
</style></head>
<body><pre>
<!--#include virtual="/server/header.html" -->
-<!-- Parent-Version: <span
class="removed"><del><strong>1.84</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>1.86</em></ins></span> -->
+<!-- Parent-Version: 1.96 -->
+<!-- This page is derived from /server/standards/boilerplate.html -->
<title>Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems - GNU Project -
Free Software Foundation</title>
<link rel="alternate" title="Free GNU/Linux distributions"
href="http://www.gnu.org/distros/distros.rss";
@@ -19,14 +20,13 @@
<!--#include virtual="/distros/po/common-distros.translist" -->
<!--#include virtual="/server/banner.html" -->
<h2>Explaining Why We Don't Endorse Other Systems</h2>
-<!--#include virtual="/licenses/fsf-licensing.html" -->
<p>We're often asked why we don't endorse a particular
system—usually a popular GNU/Linux distribution. The short
answer to that question is that they don't follow
the <a href="/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html">free
system distribution guidelines</a>. But since it isn't always obvious
-how a particular system fails to follow the guidelines, this list
+how a particular <span
class="removed"><del><strong>system</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distro</em></ins></span> fails to follow the
guidelines, this list
gives more information about the problems of certain well-known
nonfree system distros.</p>
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
out our list of <a href="/distros/free-distros.html">free GNU/Linux
distributions</a>.</p>
+<!--#include virtual="/licenses/fsf-licensing.html" -->
+
<p>Except where noted, all of the distributions listed on this page
fail to follow the guidelines in at least two important ways:</p>
@@ -65,16 +67,15 @@
<h3 id="Arch">Arch GNU/Linux</h3>
-<p>Arch has <span class="removed"><del><strong>the two usual problems:
there's</strong></del></span> no <span
class="removed"><del><strong>clear</strong></del></span> policy
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>about what</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>against distributing nonfree</em></ins></span>
software <span class="removed"><del><strong>can be
included,</strong></del></span> <span class="inserted"><ins><em>through
-their normal channels,</em></ins></span> and nonfree blobs are shipped with
their kernel, <span class="removed"><del><strong>Linux. Arch also has no
policy about not distributing</strong></del></span>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em>Linux.</p>
+<p>Arch has no policy against distributing nonfree software through
+their normal channels, and nonfree blobs are shipped with their kernel,
+Linux.</p>
<!--
-<p>Instead of this</em></ins></span> nonfree <span
class="removed"><del><strong>software through their normal
channels.</p></strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distribution, use <a
+<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Parabola</a> or <a
href="https://www.hyperbola.info/?gnu-free-stros-page">Hyperbola</a>,
free distros which are made from it.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h3 id="Canaima">Canaima</h3>
<p>Canaima GNU/Linux is a distribution made by Venezuela's government
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@
<p>Its main menu has an option, “Install nonfree
software”, which installs all the nonfree drivers (even the
-ones that are not necessary). The distro also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>ships</em></ins></span> blobs for the
+ones that are not necessary). The distro also ships blobs for the
kernel, Linux, and invites installing nonfree applications including
Flash Player.</p>
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@
<p>Debian's Social Contract states the goal of making Debian entirely
free software, and Debian conscientiously keeps nonfree software out
-of the official Debian system. However, Debian also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>maintains</em></ins></span> a
+of the official Debian system. However, Debian also maintains a
repository of nonfree software. According to the project, this
software is “not part of the Debian system,” but the
repository is hosted on many of the project's main servers, and people
@@ -111,32 +112,26 @@
proprietary programs. This too is not thoroughly separated from the
main Debian distribution.</p>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><p>Previous releases of Debian
included nonfree blobs with Linux, the
-kernel. With</strong></del></span>
-
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>Debian is</em></ins></span> the <span
class="removed"><del><strong>release of Debian 6.0 (“squeeze”) in
-February 2011, these</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>only common non-endorsed distribution to keep
nonfree</em></ins></span>
-blobs <span class="removed"><del><strong>have been moved</strong></del></span>
out of <span class="removed"><del><strong>the</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>its</em></ins></span> main
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>distribution to separate packages in the
nonfree repository.</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distribution.</em></ins></span> However, the problem
partly <span class="removed"><del><strong>remains:</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>remains.
+<p>Debian is the only common non-endorsed distribution to keep nonfree
+blobs out of its main distribution. However, the problem partly remains.
The nonfree firmware files live in Debian's nonfree repository, which
-is referenced in the documentation on debian.org, and</em></ins></span> the
installer in
-some cases recommends
-<span class="removed"><del><strong>these nonfree firmware
files</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>them</em></ins></span> for the peripherals on the
machine.</p>
+is referenced in the documentation on debian.org, and the installer in
+some cases recommends them for the peripherals on the machine.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>In addition, some of the free
programs that are officially part of
+<p>In addition, some of the free programs that are officially part of
Debian invite the user to install some nonfree programs.
Specifically, the Debian versions of Firefox and Chromium suggest
-nonfree plug-ins to install into them.</p></em></ins></span>
+nonfree plug-ins to install into them.</p>
-<p>Debian's wiki <span class="inserted"><ins><em>also</em></ins></span>
includes pages about installing nonfree
+<p>Debian's wiki also includes pages about installing nonfree
firmware.</p>
<!-- https://wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary -->
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><!--
+<!--
<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use one of the free distros
which are made from it: <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">gNewSense</a>, and <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">PureOS</a>.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h3 id="Fedora">Fedora</h3>
<p>Fedora does have a clear policy about what can be included in the
@@ -159,17 +154,17 @@
permits software released under the original Artistic License to be
included, even though that's a nonfree license.</p>
-<p>Mandriva also <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>ships</em></ins></span> nonfree software through
dedicated
+<p>Mandriva also ships nonfree software through dedicated
repositories.</p>
-<h3 <span class="inserted"><ins><em>id="Manjaro">Manjaro
GNU/Linux</h3>
+<h3 id="Manjaro">Manjaro GNU/Linux</h3>
<p>Manjaro includes nonfree software through its normal channels, and
ships
nonfree blobs with its kernel, Linux. It includes a proprietary office
suite and proprietary games with DRM. The distro also recommends the
installation of nonfree drivers.</p>
-<h3</em></ins></span> id="Mint">Mint GNU/Linux</h3>
+<h3 id="Mint">Mint GNU/Linux</h3>
<p>Mint does not have a policy against including nonfree software, it
includes nonfree binary blobs in drivers packaged with the kernel, and
@@ -206,7 +201,7 @@
<p>SteamOS, a version of GNU/Linux to be distributed by Valve. It
contains proprietary software, including the Steam client and
proprietary drivers. Steam uses <a
-href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm">Digital
+href="https://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm_digital_restrictions_management">Digital
Restrictions Management (DRM)</a> to impose restrictions on the
software it distributes, as well as on the proprietary software it
promotes via the Steam store.</p>
@@ -223,26 +218,20 @@
<h3 id="Ubuntu">Ubuntu GNU/Linux</h3>
-<p>Ubuntu <span
class="removed"><del><strong>provides</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>maintains</em></ins></span> specific repositories of
nonfree software, and
+<p>Ubuntu maintains specific repositories of nonfree software, and
Canonical expressly promotes and recommends nonfree software under the
Ubuntu name in some of their distribution channels. Ubuntu offers the
option to install only free packages, which means it also offers the
option to install nonfree packages too. In addition, the version of
Linux, the kernel, included in Ubuntu contains firmware blobs.</p>
-<p>The “Ubuntu Software Center” lists proprietary programs
-and free programs jumbled together. It
-is <a
href="http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/articles/ubuntu_software_center_proprietary_and_free_software_mixed_confusing_ui">hard
-to tell which ones are free</a> since proprietary programs for
-download at no charge are labelled “free”.</p>
-
-<p>Ubuntu <a <span
class="removed"><del><strong>href="http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears</strong></del></span>
<span
class="inserted"><ins><em>href="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears</em></ins></span>
+<p>Ubuntu <a
href="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/intellectual-property-policy#your-use-of-ubuntu">appears
to permit commercial redistribution of exact copies with the
trademarks</a>; removal of the trademarks is required only for
-modified versions. That is an acceptable policy for trademarks. The
-same page, further down, makes a vague and ominous statement about
-“Ubuntu patents,” without giving enough details to show
-whether that constitutes aggression or not.</p>
+modified versions. That is an acceptable policy for trademarks.
+However, the same page, further down, makes a vague and ominous
+statement about “Ubuntu patents,” without giving enough
+details to show whether that constitutes aggression or not.</p>
<p>That page spreads confusion by using the misleading
term <a href="/philosophy/not-ipr.html">“intellectual property
@@ -252,19 +241,19 @@
reference to someone else's use of the term, we should always reject
it. However, that is not a substantive issue about Ubuntu as a
GNU/Linux distribution.</p>
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><!--
+<!--
<p>Instead of this nonfree distribution, use one of the free distros
which are made from it: <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Dyne:bolic</a>, <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Trisquel</a>, and <a
href="/distros/free-distros.html#for-pc">Ututo S</a>.</p>
---></em></ins></span>
+-->
<h2>Some Other Distros</h2>
<p>Here we discuss some well-known or significant non-GNU/Linux system
distros that do not qualify as free.</p>
-<h3 <span class="inserted"><ins><em>id="Android">Android</h3>
+<h3 id="Android">Android</h3>
<p><a
href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html">Android</a> as
released by Google contains many nonfree parts as well as many free
@@ -273,7 +262,7 @@
distribute Android in a product sometimes make those parts nonfree as
well.</p>
-<h3</em></ins></span> id="BSD">BSD systems</h3>
+<h3 id="BSD">BSD systems</h3>
<p>FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD all include instructions for obtaining
nonfree programs in their ports system. In addition, their kernels
@@ -288,36 +277,41 @@
“contain no blobs”, it causes a misunderstanding. They are not
talking about firmware blobs.</p>
-<span class="removed"><del><strong><p>No</strong></del></span>
-
-<span class="inserted"><ins><em><p>None of those</em></ins></span> BSD
<span class="removed"><del><strong>distribution</strong></del></span> <span
class="inserted"><ins><em>distributions</em></ins></span> has policies against
proprietary
+<p>None of those BSD distributions has policies against proprietary
binary-only firmware that might be loaded even by free drivers.</p>
-<h3 <span class="inserted"><ins><em>id="ChromeOS">Chrome OS</h3>
+<h3 id="ChromeOS">Chrome OS</h3>
<p>The central part of Chrome OS is the nonfree Chrome browser.
It may contain other nonfree software as well.</p>
+<p>The rest of it is based on <a
href="#ChromiumOS">ChromiumOS</a>,
+so it also has the problems of Chromium OS, plus the nonfree parts of
+Android.</p>
+
+<h3 id="ChromiumOS">Chromium OS</h3>
+
+<p>Chromium OS contains proprietary software, including firmware blobs
and
+nonfree user-space binaries to support specific hardware on
+some computers.</p>
+
+<p>In addition, the login system surveils users, as it requires a Google
+account (Chromium OS does not support local accounts). The
+“guest” session feature is not a real alternative to
+logging in with a Google account, because it doesn't allow persistent
+storage and limits the system's features.</p>
+
<h3 id="e">/e/</h3>
<p>/e/ (formerly eelo) is a modified version of Android,
which contains nonfree libraries.</p>
-<h3</em></ins></span> id="Haiku">Haiku</h3>
+<h3 id="Haiku">Haiku</h3>
<p>Haiku includes some software that you're not allowed to modify. It
also includes nonfree firmware blobs.</p>
-<h3 <span class="removed"><del><strong>id="Android">Android</h3>
-
-<p><a
href="/philosophy/android-and-users-freedom.html">Android</a> as
-released by Google contains many nonfree parts as well as many free
-parts. Most of the free parts are covered by a pushover license (not
-<a href="/licenses/copyleft.html">copyleft</a>), so manufacturers
that
-distribute Android in a product sometimes make those parts nonfree as
-well.</p>
-
-<h3</strong></del></span> id="LineageOS">LineageOS</h3>
+<h3 id="LineageOS">LineageOS</h3>
<p>LineageOS (formerly CyanogenMod) is a modified version of Android,
which contains nonfree libraries. It also explains how to install the
@@ -331,7 +325,7 @@
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