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GNU Linux-libre 6.17 Deblobs The New Intel IPU7 Driver, Adjusts Existing Drivers


Building off yesterday's release of Linux 6.17, the GNU Linux-libre 6.17-gnu kernel is now available for this downstream kernel variant that strips away support for loading non-free microcode and other elements not aligned with the Free Software Foundation principles

Building off yesterday's release of Linux 6.17, the GNU Linux-libre 6.17-gnu kernel is now available for this downstream kernel variant that strips away support for loading non-free microcode and other elements not aligned with the Free Software Foundation principles. There are firmware blobs involved there for the latest Intel web cam / image processing IP and thus action by GNU Linux-libre developers. "Adjusted deblobbing of amdgpu, prueth, iwlwifi, btusb, pci mhi host, adreno a6xx, nova-core, and Intel AVS.

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