Henry Jensen from ConnochaetOS has been happy and proud to announce the official release and general availability of the ConnochaetOS 14.2 GNU/Linux-libre operating system.
Based on the Slackware 14.2 and Salix 14.2 GNU/Linux distributions, ConnochaetOS 14.2 is powered by a de-blobbed GNU/Linux-libre 4.4.19 kernel and includes only 100% free/libre open-source software projects, such as the IceWM 1.3.12 window manager and Iceweasel 45.3.0 web browser.
“As always it contains only free/libre software as defined by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). We are now using our own deblobbed Linux kernel, named ‘kernel-free’ based on the de-blobbing mechanism done by Debian GNU/Linux,” says Henry Jensen in the release announcement.
LibreOffice 5.1.4 and latest Icedove/Iceape versions are in the repos
If you don’t see your favorite applications in the ConnochaetOS 14.2 release, don’t panic. They are, … (read more)
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