Debian 5 Release Approaches… Binary Blobs Included

“The developers behind the Debian Linux distribution are preparing for the upcoming release of Debian 5, which is codenamed Lenny. The decision to move forward with the release follows a contentious vote over whether to permit the inclusion of binary blobs in the new version of the distribution. Consensus coalesced around a controversial proposal to “assume blobs comply with the GPL unless proven otherwise.”

16 Comments

  1. 2009-01-06 3:21 pm
    • 2009-01-06 4:19 pm
      • 2009-01-07 2:44 am
        • 2009-01-07 9:54 am
  2. 2009-01-06 9:39 pm
    • 2009-01-06 10:08 pm
  3. 2009-01-06 11:34 pm
    • 2009-01-07 12:43 am
    • 2009-01-07 1:27 am
      • 2009-01-07 1:35 am
        • 2009-01-07 6:25 pm
      • 2009-01-07 12:20 pm
        • 2009-01-08 11:38 pm
  4. 2009-01-07 12:04 pm
    • 2009-01-07 12:20 pm
    • 2009-01-10 1:49 pm