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== FAQ ==

=== What is Gobuntu? ===

Gobuntu is a new flavour of Ubuntu that is aiming to apply the strictest
possible interpretation of the Free Software Foundation's [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html "Four
Freedoms"] to all content, both code and media, on the disk. The
Gobuntu install disk should include nothing that is not modifiable and
redistributable, and for which source elements are not completely
available. For example, if a PDF is on the disk, then the original
document should also be available with modification rights.

=== How does Gobuntu relate to Ubuntu? ===
Gobuntu is a flavour of Ubuntu, just as Kubuntu and Xubuntu are flavours
of Ubuntu. Gobuntu development happens as part of the broader Ubuntu
project and shares the same archive, so work done to identify
problematic content in the archive and split that up benefits users of
Ubuntu and Kubuntu as well.

=== What hardware will Gobuntu support? ===
At this stage, we recognise that Gobuntu will work with relatively few
laptops and desktops, because of the widespread use of binary-only
firmware. Running Gobuntu on your laptop will be quite an achievement!
But we are working with hardware manufacturers to encourage them to make
it possible to use their hardware with an entirely free platform.

Gobuntu

This is the main page of Gobuntu project.

[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu/pkg-non-free List of all the software that isn't free]

FAQ

What is Gobuntu?

Gobuntu is a new flavour of Ubuntu that is aiming to apply the strictest possible interpretation of the Free Software Foundation's [http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html "Four Freedoms"] to all content, both code and media, on the disk. The Gobuntu install disk should include nothing that is not modifiable and redistributable, and for which source elements are not completely available. For example, if a PDF is on the disk, then the original document should also be available with modification rights.

How does Gobuntu relate to Ubuntu?

Gobuntu is a flavour of Ubuntu, just as Kubuntu and Xubuntu are flavours of Ubuntu. Gobuntu development happens as part of the broader Ubuntu project and shares the same archive, so work done to identify problematic content in the archive and split that up benefits users of Ubuntu and Kubuntu as well.

What hardware will Gobuntu support?

At this stage, we recognise that Gobuntu will work with relatively few laptops and desktops, because of the widespread use of binary-only firmware. Running Gobuntu on your laptop will be quite an achievement! But we are working with hardware manufacturers to encourage them to make it possible to use their hardware with an entirely free platform.

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