Add gNewSense #978
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Description: Add GNewSense to OSes.
Why? GNewSene is a fully free'd version of Debian.
How?: I recommend changing the Debian description to:
But isn't Debian fully free'd: Yes and no, this is what the FSF has to say:
This is very similar to the way Parabola is listed as a free'd version of Arch.
About the comments on non-free vulnerability fixes:
To address the concerns made in #936 , I edited the banner to educate users on any possible risks on installing non-free OSes.
Has this been discussed before?: Yes, #936
As always, feedback is welcome! :)
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Research missing on how does gNewSense and other mentioned free distributions handle microcode updates to avoid https://cpu.fail/ .
https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/936#issuecomment-493655147
According to the Wikipedia article you link to, GNewSense hasn't been maintained since 2017 and it's latest release support expired in May of 2018.
Without regular security updates at best, I fail to see how this is a good recommendation for users.
It's way too old to be considered even remotely secure.
@kewde gNewSense does still recieve security updates from the FSF and partnering developers.
@danarel Debian releases a new stable about every 3+ years.
If I recall properly, gNewSense uses the LTS version.
According to Kewde in https://github.com/privacytoolsIO/privacytools.io/issues/936#issuecomment-500139678 it's Debian 7 and Debian 7 LTS went EOL 31st May 2018 according to Debian wiki.
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