I should also mention that https://www.debian.org/ is also an FOSS option, as long as you don't install any additional package repositories. "Unlike other common GNU/Linux distributions, installing official Debian by default means installing only free software. As long as Debian users do not add additional package repositories, their systems are a reliable source of fully free compatibility information." Quote from FSF.org's executive director John Sullivan https://www.debian.org/News/2014/20140908 Here's some more info: https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html In short: Debian isn't listed in the "free distros" because it provides a repository of nonfree software, and the Debian installer in some cases recommends some nonfree firmware files for peripherals. If you don't download them, even if the installer suggests that you should, then you are good to go. If I'm not mistaken, you should be able to see if your hardware will work using nonfree firmware using this site: https://h-node.org/home/index/en If it says your hardware won't work with nonfree software, you might need to get some new hardware in order to get your nonfree OS to work. Here's the "Respects Your Freedom" hardware page at FSF: https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom I personally use https://tails.boum.org/ most of the time. Cordially, Kurtis On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:38:35 +0000 Kurtis Hanna <kurtis at riseup.net> wrote: > Olwe Bottorff, > > Here's the list you're looking for: > https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html > > From this list, I think that Trisquel & gNewSense are used the most, > but I could be wrong. > > Small point: Stallman's middle name is Matthew. He sometimes goes by > RMS, but not R.E.S. > > Also, you called it Linux. If you're seeking RMS' approval, you ought > to call it GNU/Linux and never shorten it to just "Linux". Here's why: > https://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html I realize that this might > be difficult to pick up on because many people don't listen to > Stallman. For instance, this very listserv we are currently using > doesn't call itself tcglug, but instead calls itself tclug. This is > too bad. > > Lastly, https://www.parabola.nu/ is not unsafe. As > http://www.parabola.nu/https/ points out, you can, "just click > "Ignore", or "Add Exception", or however your browser words it" to get > past the SSL certificate stuff. You might also have to click "I > Understand the Risks". Once you do that, you can download the OS here: > https://wiki.parabola.nu/Get_Parabola > > Let us know if you have any more questions. I'm happy to help people > that are pursuing freedom. > > Cordially, > Kurtis > > On Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:57:01 +0000 (UTC) > Olwe Bottorff <galanolwe at yahoo.com> wrote: > > > I've heard of Linux-Libre. It's supposedly clean to the point of > > R.E. Stallman approves of it. Then there's Parabola, but when I go > > to their website (parabola.nu) I get a warning: unsafe. What's up > > with that? In general, what's a good, clean polit-correct Linux > > distribution with R.E.S. stamp of approval? OlweLutsen, North Shore > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list