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I got curious today, and ran vrms to check which non-free packages I had.



To my great surprise, no kernel packages appeared.



It used to be the case that the kernel contained some small non-free bits (like firmware) that made the package unfree.



I am wondering, now, if vrms is lying, or if all the non-free bits are out of the package?


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No, ubuntu kernel is not 100% free, It includes some non free kernel blobs.

source: http://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html (just look for ubuntu)



There is an another distro called gNewsense which is based on ubuntu but removed all traces of non free components.
For a list of 100% free distributions, look at http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html


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