The FSF-approved Hyperbola Linux distribution is maintaining the "Milky Way" branch until 2022 but is considering to switch the kernel from Linux to BSD due to various reasons.
The main reasons being:
The main reasons being:
- Linux DRM and other unfree approaches to kernel design (including HDCP)
- Linux rapidly depending on components that are not optional anymore (systemd, PulseAudio, etc.)
It's going to be interesting to see how this experiment turns out. Hyperbola switching to a BSD kernel is quite the surprise. The HyperBK kernel was updated only hours ago.
Read more about the kernel switch on the official Hyperbola website: https://www.hyperbola.info/
Read more about the kernel switch on the official Hyperbola website: https://www.hyperbola.info/