Enviado por stallman_was_right el Sáb, 01/21/2017 - 06:24.
Does the Whonix operating system come with non-free software?
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Sáb, 01/21/2017 - 06:24
I have learned recently about the Whonix operating system. For those who don't know about it, there's plenty of information at http://whonix.org/.
My question is, does Whonix come shipped with non-free software (e.g. binary blobs)? I know that Whonix is based on Debian GNU/Linux, which contains only free software by default, but I'd like it if there was some proof that Whonix is fully free software.
Sáb, 01/21/2017 - 13:27
#1
See https://trisquel.info/forum/qubes-os-thoughts for Qubes.
The other proposed way to install Whonix is in VirtualBox. VirtualBox is problematic:
- Since version 4.2, building VirtualBox's BIOS has required the use of the Open Watcom compiler, which is not free: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Watcom
- The "VirtualBox Extension Pack" is proprietary: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Licensing_FAQ (question 9).
Dom, 01/22/2017 - 04:45
#2
> The other proposed way to install Whonix is in VirtualBox.
You can also run Whonix in KVM/QEMU:
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