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gNewSense is derived from Ubuntu 6.06 (also known as Ubuntu "Dapper Drake"), but has a few significant differences. The kernel has over one hundred pieces of [[Non-free software|proprietary]] [[firmware]] removed, including support for some [[wireless network]] cards, and gNewSense currently supports fewer wireless network cards than Ubuntu. |
gNewSense is derived from Ubuntu 6.06 (also known as Ubuntu "Dapper Drake"), but has a few significant differences. The kernel has over one hundred pieces of [[Non-free software|proprietary]] [[firmware]] removed, including support for some [[wireless network]] cards, and gNewSense currently supports fewer wireless network cards than Ubuntu. |
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In addition to the firmware removal, proprietary software [[software repository|repositories]] are not provided by the gNewSense project, non-free documentation and artwork have been removed and the "Universe" package repository is enabled by default. |
In addition to the firmware removal, proprietary software [[software repository|repositories]] are not provided by the gNewSense project, non-free documentation and artwork have been removed and the "Universe" package repository is enabled by default.It's modofied version of Mozilla Firefox will likewise not suggest [[non-free]] [[plugin]]s<ref>[http://www.gnewsense.org/Main/PressRelease20070122 gNewSense Official Website | Main / PressRelease20070122<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> for various web media, such as [[Adobe Flash]]. |
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== Technical aspects == |
== Technical aspects == |
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Revision as of 15:06, 9 April 2008
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| Developer | Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley |
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| Working state | Current |
| Source model | Free software |
| Latest release | 1.1 / 21 January 2007 |
| Repository | |
| Update method | APT |
| Package manager | dpkg |
| Platforms | x86 |
| Kernel type | Monolithic (Linux) |
| Default user interface | GNOME |
| License | Free software licenses |
| Official website | www.gnewsense.org |
gNewSense is a GNU/Linux distribution based on Ubuntu, designed for users who wish to only use free software. It was launched by Brian Brazil and Paul O'Malley in 2005. In 2006, it was given assistance and endorsed by Free Software Foundation,[1] and used by FSF's president, Richard Stallman.[2]
gNewSense is based on Ubuntu but with all proprietary software and binary blobs removed. It describes itself as "A GNU/Linux distribution, that takes all the non-free blobs out of a rather popular distribution and makes it free".[3]
Version 1.1 was released on 22 January 2007.
Differences between gNewSense and Ubuntu 6.06
gNewSense is derived from Ubuntu 6.06 (also known as Ubuntu "Dapper Drake"), but has a few significant differences. The kernel has over one hundred pieces of proprietary firmware removed, including support for some wireless network cards, and gNewSense currently supports fewer wireless network cards than Ubuntu.
In addition to the firmware removal, proprietary software repositories are not provided by the gNewSense project, non-free documentation and artwork have been removed and the "Universe" package repository is enabled by default.It's modofied version of Mozilla Firefox will likewise not suggest non-free plugins[4] for various web media, such as Adobe Flash.
Technical aspects
By default gNewSense uses GNOME, the official desktop environment of the GNU Operating System, but a version using the KDE desktop is also available, for people who prefer it.
gNewSense has also created a tool called 'Builder' which allows for others to create their own variants of Ubuntu.
Like Ubuntu, gNewSense has good usability but focuses on software freedom. The Ubiquity installer[5] allows installing to the hard disk from within the Live CD environment without the need for restarting the computer prior to installation.
Besides standard system tools and other small applications, gNewSense comes installed with the following software: the OpenOffice.org productivity suite, the Internet browser BurningDog, the instant messenger Gaim, and the raster graphics editor GIMP. To assist developers of the GNU Operating System, common software development tools including the gcc and the GNU Emacs text editor are installed by default. Entertainment for hackers is provided by bsdgames and NetHack as well as several lightweight card and puzzle games, including Sudoku and Chess.
gNewSense offers a fully featured set of applications that work straight from the standard install, but nonetheless fits on a single CD. The live CD allows users to see whether their hardware is compatible before installation to the hard disk. The live CD is then used to install, after being burnt to a CD, via CD images available for download. gNewSense requires 256 megabytes of RAM, and once installed on the hard disk, needs three gigabytes of hard disk space[6].
See also
References
- ^ gNewSense 1.0 released - Free Software Foundation
- ^ Computer Info - by Richard Stallman
- ^ gNewSense homepage
- ^ gNewSense Official Website | Main / PressRelease20070122
- ^ "Screenshots of Ubiquity's KDE frontend". Retrieved 2006-05-03.
- ^ "InstallingGNewSense". 2007-06-14. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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