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Wait... why does Linux-libre (and #Freedo) exist?
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Linux itself is Libre on its own, but its modular and anybody can add non-libre software/drivers to it. Android is a popular example to see what that means. But to be fair, I don't understand why Linux-libre exist. These projects would remove proprietary software from Linux. It's a script, so maybe its intended to be used with any Linux Kernel you have, that comes with proprietary blobs? In that case the project makes very much sense to me.
But as you I am not educated enough to understand all of this.
Edit: Found the script, so you can look at what it does to understand its purpose better: https://www.fsfla.org/svn/fsfla/software/linux-libre/scripts/deblob-6.9