FSF Announces Librephone Project
2 days ago
- #Mobile Freedom
- #FSF
- #Free Software
- The FSF announces the Librephone project to bring full software freedom to mobile phones.
- Librephone aims to close gaps between Android distributions and software freedom, focusing on replacing nonfree components.
- Experienced developer Rob Savoye is leading the technical project, investigating firmware and binary blobs in existing projects like LineageOS.
- Initial funding comes from FSF board member John Gilmore, who seeks to replace proprietary modules with free software.
- The project will prioritize finding a phone with the fewest freedom issues and work on reverse-engineering nonfree software.
- Librephone will support existing developers and projects aiming for a fully free Android-compatible OS.
- The FSF has supported earlier projects like Replicant and is excited to launch this new initiative.
- Savoye emphasizes the challenges but highlights the project's foundation on prior free software work.
- The project has a dedicated website and IRC channel for community involvement.
- The FSF, founded in 1985, promotes software freedom and supports GNU/Linux development.