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Date: Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:42:44 +0000
From: Naomi Rennie-Waldock <naomi.renniewaldock@gmail.com>
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On 6 December 2025 08:11:26 GMT, lando572@protonmail=2Ecom wrote:
>Free software is software you can use, share, modify and redistribute=2E
>Is alpine linux arm a fully free software system? No piece of non free so=
ftware gets installed on the computer?
>https://wiki=2Ealpinelinux=2Eorg/wiki/A20_OLinuXino_Lime2
>Does these instructions install a fully free software system on the olime=
x lime2?
>I also got aware of https://regrow=2Eearth/blog/2022-12-08_alpine-a20-oli=
nuxino-lime2/
>
>In short can you install a fully free software version of alpine linux on=
 the olimex lime2? Thanks=2E
>
>Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton=2Eme/mail/home) secure email=2E
In the case of the A20, yes, you can use a fully open source kernel and ub=
oot=2E
You will need to build uboot from source (it would be great if you contrib=
uted it to the uboot aport)=2E The kernel may also need some additional mod=
ules enabled=2E