FSF free system distribution guidelines
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The FSF free system distribution guidelines are a set of criteria defined by the Free Software Foundation to ensure that operating system distributions contain and promote only free software, respecting users’ freedom and control over their computing.
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| FSF free system distribution guidelines canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
free software guideline
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software distribution guidelines ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | FSDG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
GNU/Linux distributions
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free system distributions ⓘ operating system distributions ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Four Essential Freedoms of Free Software
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Free Software Definition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definedBy | Free Software Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
software freedom
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user control over computing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Free Software Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits |
hosting of nonfree software in official repositories
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inclusion of proprietary applications ⓘ inclusion of proprietary device drivers ⓘ inclusion of proprietary firmware ⓘ recommending proprietary software to users ⓘ |
| publisher | Free Software Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
ensure that system distributions contain only free software
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protect users’ freedom and control over their computing ⓘ provide criteria for endorsing free GNU/Linux distributions ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Debian Free Software Guidelines
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GNU Free System Distribution List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
a commitment to correct freedom issues in future releases
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all included software must be free software ⓘ clear policies for handling nonfree software in contributed repositories ⓘ no Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) software ⓘ no documentation that recommends nonfree software ⓘ no nonfree SaaSS (Service as a Software Substitute) promotion ⓘ no nonfree codecs ⓘ no nonfree drivers ⓘ no nonfree firmware blobs in any part of the system ⓘ no nonfree firmware blobs in drivers ⓘ no nonfree firmware blobs in the kernel ⓘ no nonfree fonts that restrict modification ⓘ no nonfree plug-ins ⓘ no nonfree software in artwork or media that restricts modification ⓘ no nonfree software in default installation ⓘ no nonfree software in documentation ⓘ no nonfree software in examples or tutorials ⓘ no nonfree software in installation images ⓘ no nonfree software in live images ⓘ no nonfree software in official repositories ⓘ no promotion of proprietary network services as replacements for local software ⓘ no recommendation of nonfree software ⓘ no references to nonfree software in package manager configuration ⓘ no repositories that include nonfree software ⓘ removal of nonfree components discovered after release ⓘ that installation images be redistributable ⓘ that security updates not introduce nonfree software ⓘ that source code be available for all included software ⓘ that trademarks not be used to restrict redistribution of modified copies ⓘ that trademarks not be used to restrict redistribution of unmodified copies ⓘ that updates be redistributable ⓘ |
| scope | operating system distributions and their official repositories ⓘ |
| usedBy | FSF-endorsed GNU/Linux distributions ⓘ |
| usedFor | FSF endorsement of free system distributions ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html ⓘ |
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