Submitted by josefStallman in freeAsInFreedom
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GrimWillow wrote
Heads? Is that a freer alternative to Tails? How can I find out more about the proprietary software Tails is using? It surprises me that they would considering it is a security OS and proprietary software is a potential backdoor in every case AFAIK.
josefStallman OP wrote
Tails uses the regular linux kernel to improve hardware compatibility. The linux kernel includes some non-free drivers to ensure that things like wifi cards and some storage media work properly. Heads uses the linux-libre kernel, which removes the non-free blobs from the regular linux kernel.
GrimWillow wrote
Thanks for the Heads up! ;)
I looked up "Heads Live OS" and "Heads OS" to no avail.
Eventually I found a link by mentioning linux libre in the search, for anyone else looking for the link:
josefStallman OP wrote
I posted it here a few months back.
https://raddle.me/f/freeasinfreedom/3721/heads-tails-but-libre
GrimWillow wrote
Thanks! I should look more at these archives. Great software!
josefStallman OP wrote
A search feature would be nice, but it would take up a lot of server resources we unfortunately don't have.
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