Anno domini 2020 Thu, 23 Jan 17:41:22 +0100
al3xu5 / dotcommon scripsit:
> Hi
>
> I would like to point out an announcement from the Hyperbola website, which I
> think may be interesting to report here mainly for the reasons they highlight
> about future choices (see in particular the part 'Reasons for this ...' at the
> end of the text ... ).
>
> Regards

Not the first on the run: distrowatch has just switched to FreeBSD:

http://distrowatch.org/weekly.php?issue=current#sitenews

Nik



>
>
> https://www.hyperbola.info/news/announcing-hyperbolabsd-roadmap/
>
> Due to the Linux kernel rapidly proceeding down an unstable path, we are
> planning on implementing a completely new OS derived from several BSD
> implementations .
>
> This was not an easy decision to make, but we wish to use our time and
> resources to create a viable alternative to the current operating system
> trends which are actively seeking to undermine user choice and freedom .
>
> This will not be a “distro” , but a hard fork of the OpenBSD kernel and
> userspace including new code written under GPLv3 and LGPLv3 to replace
> GPL-incompatible [0] parts and non-free ones [1].
>
> Reasons for this include:
>
> - Linux kernel forcing adaption of DRM, including HDCP [2].
>
> - Linux kernel proposed usage of Rust [3] (which contains freedom flaws
> [4] and a centralized code repository that is more prone to cyber attack and
> generally requires internet access to use.)
>
> - Linux kernel being written without security and in mind. (KSPP is basically a
> dead project and Grsec is no longer free software)
>
> - Many GNU userspace and core utils are all forcing adaption of features
> without build time options to disable them. E.g. (PulseAudio [5] / SystemD /
> Rust [6] / Java [7] as forced dependencies)
>
> [0] https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#GPLIncompatibleLicenses
> [1] https://notabug.org/jadedctrl/libertybsd-scripts-mirror/issues/5
> [2] https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/10084131/
> [3] https://lwn.net/Articles/797828/
> [4] https://wiki.hyperbola.info/doku.php?id=en:main:rusts_freedom_flaws
> [5] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=659338
> [6]
> https://www.infoworld.com/article/3165424/mozilla-binds-firefoxs-fate-to-the-rust-language.html
> [7] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?func=detailitem&item_id=57217
>
>
>



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