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Develop HyperBK (Hyper Berkeley Kernel), a BSD descendant kernel with GPL-compatible licenses preserved, non-compatible ones removed, and new code written under GPL-3 for HyperbolaBSD.

TODO:

• Download OpenBSD kernel source code from OpenBSD site → DONE

• Download LibertyBSD scripts to deblob and rebrand kernel from their scripts. → DONE

• Create a new project in Hyperbola Git called hyperbk. → DONE

• Push source to HyperBK’s project. → DONE

• Rebrand OpenBSD kernel to HyperbolaBSD with LibertyBSD scripts. → DONE

• Rebrand entire code (functions, variable, pointers, etc) under HyperbolaBSD → DONE

• Remove files under non GPL-compatible licenses → DONE

• Import code from another BSD systems under GPL-compatible licenses → IN PROGRESS

• Remove remaining nonfree files don't found from LibertyBSD scripts → IN PROGRESS

• Write new code under GPL-3 → IN PROGRESS

• Package HyperBK for HyperbolaBSD.

PATCHING NOTE

When the check concerns kernel, we obviously want to match with HyperbolaBSD.

Example of triplet check:	hyperbolabsd)
Example of uname -s check:	HyperbolaBSD)
Example of uname -r check:	0.1)
Example of C macro check:	defined(__HyperbolaBSD__)

The unfortunate reality is that x86 computers come encumbered with built-in low-level backdoors like the Intel Management Engine , as well as nonfree boot firmware. This means that users can’t gain full control over their computers, even if they install a free operating system such as Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre .

Hyperbola is working hard to fix these issues and getting closer every day, but for the time being, this is why many current Respects Your Freedom (RYF) offerings are refurbished older devices.

For the future of free computing, we need support architectures that do not come with such malware pre-installed, and the Power9-based Talos II promises to be a great architecture example for workstations and servers environments where Hyperbola is focused since is a fully free long-term support distribution.

Devices like this are the future of computing that Respects Your Freedom and for that reason it’s a high priority for Hyperbola port all packages for the POWER architecture (power64le).

NOTE: POWER porting is focused only for Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre .

The unfortunate reality is that x86 computers come encumbered with built-in low-level backdoors like the Intel Management Engine , as well as nonfree boot firmware. This means that users can’t gain full control over their computers, even if they install a free operating system such as Hyperbola GNU/Linux-libre .

Hyperbola is working hard to fix these issues and getting closer every day, but for the time being, this is why many current Respects Your Freedom (RYF) offerings are refurbished older devices.

For the future of free computing, we need support architectures that do not come with such malware pre-installed, and ARM A7/A53 promises to be a great architecture example for low-power computers, laptops and embedded systems.

NOTE: ARM porting is focused only for HyperbolaBSD .

Description:

• The Arch version of Erlang (headless version) from the snapshot used by Hyperbola comes with systemd support. Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign , systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Repository      : community
Name            : erlang-nox
Version         : 19.3-3
Description     : General-purpose concurrent functional programming language developed by Ericsson (headless version)
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : http://www.erlang.org/
Licenses        : Apache
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : ncurses  openssl
Optional Deps   : erlang-unixodbc: database support
                  java-environment: for Java support
                  lksctp-tools: for SCTP support
Conflicts With  : erlang
Replaces        : None
Download Size   : 39.01 MiB
Installed Size  : 106.73 MiB
Packager        : Jan de Groot <jgc@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : Fri 28 Apr 2017 08:44:33 AM -03
Validated By    : MD5 Sum  SHA-256 Sum  Signature

/usr/lib/systemd/system/epmd.service is owned by erlang-nox 19.3-3
/usr/lib/systemd/system/epmd.socket is owned by erlang-nox 19.3-3

Steps to reproduce:

• Install package.

Description:

• The Arch version of Motion from the snapshot used by Hyperbola comes with systemd support. Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign , systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Repository      : community
Name            : motion
Version         : 4.0.1-2
Description     : A software motion detector which grabs images from video4linux devices and/or from webcams
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome
Licenses        : GPL
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : libjpeg  v4l-utils  ffmpeg
Optional Deps   : None
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Download Size   : 235.61 KiB
Installed Size  : 923.00 KiB
Packager        : Sergej Pupykin <pupykin.s+arch@gmail.com>
Build Date      : Mon 14 Nov 2016 02:17:55 PM -03
Validated By    : MD5 Sum  SHA-256 Sum  Signature

/usr/lib/systemd/system/motion.service is owned by motion 4.0.1-2

Steps to reproduce:

• Install package.

Description:

• The Arch version of tinc from the snapshot used by Hyperbola comes with systemd support. Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign , systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Repository      : community
Name            : tinc
Version         : 1.0.31-2
Description     : VPN (Virtual Private Network) daemon
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : http://www.tinc-vpn.org/
Licenses        : GPL
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : lzo  openssl  zlib
Optional Deps   : None
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Download Size   : 107.42 KiB
Installed Size  : 194.00 KiB
Packager        : Evangelos Foutras <evangelos@foutrelis.com>
Build Date      : Mon 13 Mar 2017 01:06:11 AM -03
Validated By    : MD5 Sum  SHA-256 Sum  Signature

/usr/lib/systemd/system/tinc.service is owned by tinc 1.0.31-2
/usr/lib/systemd/system/tinc@.service is owned by tinc 1.0.31-2

Steps to reproduce:

• Install package.

Description:

The Arch version of tinc from the snapshot used by Hyperbola comes with systemd support. Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign , systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.

Repositorio               : community
Nombre                    : netdata
Versión                   : 1.6.0-3
Descripción               : Real-time performance monitoring, in the greatest possible detail, over the web.
Arquitectura              : x86_64
URL                       : https://github.com/firehol/netdata/wiki
Licencias                 : GPL
Grupos                    : Nada
Provee                    : Nada
Depende de                : libmnl  libnetfilter_acct  zlib
Dependencias opcionales   : nodejs: Webbox plugin
                            lm_sensors: sensors module
En conflicto con          : Nada
Remplaza a                : Nada
Tamaño de la descarga     : 1778,98 KiB
Tamaño de la instalación  : 6515,00 KiB
Encargado                 : Sven-Hendrik Haase <sh@lutzhaase.com>
Fecha de creación         : dom 23 abr 2017 16:24:38 -05
Validado por              : Suma MD5  Suma SHA-256  Firma

community/netdata	/usr/lib/systemd/
community/netdata	/usr/lib/systemd/system/
community/netdata	/usr/lib/systemd/system/netdata.service

Steps to reproduce:

• Install package

Description:

Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign, systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)

community/backuppc 4.1.2-1 [installed]

   Enterprise-grade system for backing up Linux, Windows and MacOS PCs

* config and/or log files etc.

Additional info:

Steps to reproduce: install it

Since Hyperbola follows the Init Freedom Campaign, systemd unit files removal is required or add OpenRC init scripts to replace it.

Additional info:
* package version(s)

extra/gpsd 3.16-3 [installed]

   GPS daemon and library to support USB/serial GPS devices

* config and/or log files etc.

Additional info:

Steps to reproduce: install it

Description:

Hiawatha contains only systemd files.

It shall be removed and openrc shall be provided

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script

Additional info:

• onioncat 0.2.2.r578-1

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script and contains systemd file

Additional info:

• umurmur 0.2.16_a-6

umurmur /usr/lib/systemd/system/umurmur.service

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script and contains systemd files

Additional info:

• prosody 1:0.10.r7198+.2fd20f372cb1+-2

prosody /usr/lib/systemd/system/prosody.service
prosody /usr/lib/sysusers.d/prosody.conf
prosody /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/prosody.conf

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script and contains systemd files

Additional info:

• unrealircd 4.0.11-2

unrealircd /usr/lib/systemd/system/unrealircd.service
unrealircd /usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/unrealircd.conf

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script and contains systemd file

Additional info:

• mcelog 1:148-1

mcelog /usr/lib/systemd/system/mcelog.service

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init script (bzr serve), like [git] (git-daemon) and [subversion] (svnserve)

Additional info:

• bzr 2.7.0-2

Note: needs a provide: bazaar

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• needs OpenRC init scripts (hg serve and chg server), like [git] (git-daemon) and [subversion] (svnserve)

Additional info:

• mercurial 4.2-1

Note: needs a provide: hg

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• Add new a Murmur package capable of working without a graphical user interface. It’s common on servers and embedded devices that requires only interfaces like network (eg. SSH) or serial port to handle services.

Additional info:

• based on murmur 1.2.19-5

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• Add an Asterisk package capable of working without a graphical user interface. It’s common on servers and embedded devices that requires only interfaces like network (eg. SSH) or serial port to handle services.

Additional info:

• based on asterisk 14.4.0-1

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• add new package

Additional info:

• https://github.com/coturn/coturn

Steps to reproduce:

• none

Description:

• add GNU MediaGoblin package

Additional info:

• none

Steps to reproduce:

• none

https://www.debian.org/security/2020-GRUB-UEFI-SecureBoot/

https://9to5linux.com/grub2-boot-failure-issues-fixed-in-debian-and-ubuntu-update-now

Some forum display errors:

1. preview button with the orange border.

1. Error message when logging in gray color making it difficult to read

Cannot mix incompatible Qt library (version 0×50800) with this library (version 0×50904)
Aborted

./Nextcloud-2.3.3-x86_64.AppImage: /usr/lib/libQt5Core.so.5: version `Qt_5.9’ not found (required by /tmp/.mount_NextclpprMnG/usr/bin/../lib/libqt5keychain.so.1

These two packages are directly affected by an older qt5...

Could you update all the qt packages to the LTS version available?

There are issues with the current sndio-package as it seems not possible to get this to work with ALSA.

Description:

Wireless connection does not work

Additional info:
* package version(s)

- wpa_supplicant 2:2.9-1
- libressl 3.2.2-1

* config and/or log files etc.

Successfully initialized wpa_supplicant
OpenSSL: Failed to set cipher string 'DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=1'
SSL: Failed to initialize TLS context.
Failed to initialize EAPOL state machines.
nl80211: deinit ifname=wlp0s18f2u1 disabled_11b_rates=0

Steps to reproduce:

$ wpa_supplicant -B -i device-name -c <(wpa_passphrase “ssid” “psk”)

Add Hyperbola branding to HyperTask such as HyperWiki and HyperForum for prolixity reasons.

I don’t know if this is the best place for this, but I get stuck on the hardening the grub guide from libreboot,

https://libreboot.org/docs/gnulinux/grub_hardening.html

I wondered if there is anything different that needs to be done to get this part done:

gpg –homedir keys –detach-sign my.initramfs
gpg –homedir keys –detach-sign my.kernel
gpg –homedir keys –detach-sign libreboot_grub.cfg
gpg –homedir keys –detach-sign my.grubtest.cfg

it gives me a bunch of weird errors

Remove “cinepaint” package since it’s unmaintained and unsupportable. Also, it doesn’t contains any file format support in the latest version (previous version supported multiple file formats).

I suggest use Krita (or Gimp 2.10) to edit 16bit and 32bit file formats or convert with imagemagick/graphicsmagick.

$ pacman -Si cinepaint
Repository      : community
Name            : cinepaint
Version         : 1:1.0.4-5
Description     : Sophisticated graphics manipulation programm supporting > 8bit pictures
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : http://www.cinepaint.org
Licenses        : LGPL  GPL  MIT
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : gtk2  openexr  lcms  libxpm  fltk  ftgl  libxxf86vm
Optional Deps   : python2: for python plug-ins
                  gutenprint: for print plug-ins
                  ghostscript: for pdf plug-ins
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Download Size   : 3.75 MiB
Installed Size  : 13.91 MiB
Packager        : Christian Hesse <arch@eworm.de>
Build Date      : Thu 28 Apr 2016 05:17:05 AM -03
Validated By    : MD5 Sum  SHA-256 Sum  Signature

Add “uzem” emulator and “uzebox” firmware packages[0][1].

It’s a emulator and firmware for fully free 8bit game console.

[0]:http://belogic.com/uzebox/index.asp (no https found)
[1]:https://github.com/Uzebox/uzebox

PKGBUILD

# $Id: PKGBUILD 187611 2016-08-26 15:44:01Z bisson $
# Contributor: lp76 <l.peduto@gmail.com>
# Contributor: Daenyth <Daenyth+Arch AT gmail DOT com>
# Maintainer: Gaetan Bisson <bisson@archlinux.org>

pkgname=ncdu
pkgver=1.12
pkgrel=1.hyperbola1
pkgdesc='Disk usage analyzer with an ncurses interface'
url='https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu'
license=('custom:MIT')
depends=('ncurses')
arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
validpgpkeys=('74460D32B80810EBA9AFA2E962394C698C2739FA')
source=("https://dev.yorhel.nl/download/${pkgname}-${pkgver}.tar.gz"{,.asc})
sha512sums=('20620dd79d2af878442769e097f13806f64f23875dcb85ebccd573a3de43aba5663d496049b64015d13f9a79d624298032c008ef61dfb6f61d8b12902b8dca12'
            'SKIP')

build() {
    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
    ./configure --prefix=/usr
    make
}

package() {
    cd "${srcdir}/${pkgname}-${pkgver}"
    make DESTDIR="${pkgdir}" install
    install -Dm644 COPYING "${pkgdir}/usr/share/licenses/${pkgname}/LICENSE"
}

Hi André, you could make an init for the searx search engine, it happens that
I want to launch it from local to avoid being in searx.me or
searx.riseup.net.

I have seen that there is a PKGBUILD in AUR [0]. I think it is necessary to make one with the init Openrc

[0]: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/searx-py3/

If you do a command line rc-status on urxvt terminal, the name of the column of services are hidden. You will only see the status columns. Example:

Runlevel: default
  started  ]
  started  ]
  started  ]
  started  ]
  started 00:36:20 (0) ]
  started 00:36:20 (0) ]
  started 00:36:20 (0) ]
  started 00:36:20 (0) ]
Dynamic Runlevel: hotplugged
Dynamic Runlevel: needed/wanted
  started  ]
  started  ]
  started  ]d
Dynamic Runlevel: manual

Please restore the hidden setting (which can be enabled via dconf-editor) to disable JavaScript, which was removed last year (see here for details: https://github.com/GNOME/epiphany/blob/master/NEWS ).
Please do not remove the browser from the repos, as it renders this website correctly, unlike Mozlla based browsers (see here for more info: https://issues.hyperbola.info/index.php?do=details&task_id=131). The browser also provides other functions currently unavailable in Mozilla browsers, such as accessing LibreCMC router’s non-SSL web interface.

Cinnamon currently does not support elogind, and depends on systemd. A patch is needed to fix this issue.

## Bug ##

libusb: error [_get_usbfs_fd] libusb couldn’t open USB device /dev/bus/usb/003/003: permission denied libusb: error [_get_usbfs_fd] libusb requires write access to USB device nodes.

Reference links: https://askubuntu.com/questions/526962/libusb-couldnt-open-usb-device-dev-bus-usb-002-006-permission-denied-libusb

http://scidvspc.sourceforge.net/

«Unlike most chess engines, Stockfish is open source (GPL license). That means you can read the code, modify it, contribute back, and even use it in your own projects.» I do not know if it is libre. If it is, together with Scid, Hyperbola is one step closer for every chess lover out there who also loves freedom!
https://stockfishchess.org/

PyBitmessage is a secure p2p e-mail alternative. It could be useful to package it.

https://github.com/Bitmessage/PyBitmessage/releases https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pybitmessage/ https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pybitmessage-git/ (contains a firejail profile)

The Knock patches for linux-libre maintained by you at https://git.hyperbola.info:50100/kernels/knock.git/ have support up to linux-libre 4.13 only (and I think it didn’t work for it when I tried it, compilation failed) but from all of those supported versions, the newest maintained generation by the upstream is 4.9.x

However, since newer kernel generations might require reprogramming the patch, I want to request it only for the latest LTS generation which is 4.14. As you know, LTS software are supported for a long time, so it’s worth to make it for linux-libre 4.14.x

This might not be really important for Hyperbola in the short term, but you are the maintainers of the TCP Stealth implementation for Linux-libre and I and maybe other people would like to use it in their projects for newer versions.

Plus, it would be great since while 4.9 kernels can use the GRSec+Knock combination like linux-libre-lts-unofficial-grsec-knock, with support for 4.14 anyone would be able to use a combination of newer patches such as Linux-hardened+Knock (Linux-hardened supports 4.14 and 4.15 as of now) which is what I’d like to do.
https://github.com/copperhead/linux-hardened/releases

Hi guys, I have ever run into a Brother brand printer model DCPT500W[0], and I have seen that the source code for the drivers under GPLv3 license is available.

I also see that there is a file brother_dcpt500w_printer_en.ppd, which is important for cups, which is why it may be necessary to integrate it into the cups, as long as the drivers are Libre.

[0]:https://download.brother.com/welcome/dlf101963/dcpt500w_cupswrapper_GPL_source_3.0.2-0.tar.gz

New versión v2.2.7

References:

• https://github.com/apple/cups/releases/tag/v2.2.7
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/cups
• https://debian.simnet.is/debian/pool/main/c/cups/cups_2.2.7-3.debian.tar.xz

Hello,

I recently acquired a T400 Thinkpad with 1440×900 panel.
On this T400, I installed Hyperbola, just like on my x200 Thinkpad with 1280×800 panel.

Both Thinkpad are running the same Hyperbola installation :

Full disk encryption (with Libreboot) so both Thinkpad are using early KMS (MODULES=”i915” in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf)
Same kernel : linux-libre-lts (4.9.99 at the moment I’m writing this message)
video driver : modesetting
DE : xfce4 with xfwm4

On the Thinkpad x200, everything works great, no issue to report.

On the T400 though, the linux-libre-lts kernel, I’m getting random display freezes, when it happens, this message appears in dmesg :

hpd interrupt storm detected on connector hdmi-a-1

And the display (and sound) freezes for 10 seconds (sometimes more !)

As Hyperbola proposes linux-libre-lts kernel only, I installed latest linux-libre-lts (4.14.40) and linux-libre (4.16.8) from Parabola GNU/Linux repo.

Results :

With 4.14.40 : Same issue as with 4.9.99 kernel from Hyperbola repo.
With 4.16.8 : Issue is not present ! No more freeze !

I’m not sure how to proceed though. Would you be kind enough helping me to find which commit in i915 driver improved the situation ? If we find it, maybe it could be added as a patch to 4.9.x kernel series.
Or maybe it is something else.. I don’t have much experience, I can provide logs if needed.

Thanks for your help

I have installed Hyperbola on two laptops. And I have noticed that after running sway and exiting out of sway, GNU emacs crushers on console. It is easy to repeat it:

1. Run sway
2. Exit sway or killall sway
3. Try running emacs on console, there will be crush
4. log out, log in, and emacs will work on console again

Yet it should not crush.

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/aiksaurus 1.2.1-5
    A cross-platform, open-source thesaurus

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

A cross-platform, free-software thesaurus

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/assimp 3.3.1-1
    Portable Open Source library to import various well-known 3D model formats in an uniform manner

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

Portable Free Software library to import various well-known 3D model formats in an uniform manner

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/cmake 3.8.0-1
    A cross-platform open-source make system

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

A cross-platform free-software make system

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/gstreamer 1.12.0-1
    GStreamer open-source multimedia framework core library

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

GStreamer free-software multimedia framework core library

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/java-openjfx 8.u121-1
    Java OpenJFX 8 client application platform (open-source implementation of JavaFX)

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

Java OpenJFX 8 client application platform (free-software implementation of JavaFX)

This package contains vague terminology “Open Source”:

extra/java-openjfx-doc 8.u121-1
    Java OpenJFX 8 client application platform (open-source implementation of JavaFX) - documentation

According to:
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html

We shall avoid vague terminology such as “Open Source”, please see here:
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html#Open

It would be good example to set to have proper description of packages without using “Open Source”.

eg.

Java OpenJFX 8 client application platform (free-software implementation of JavaFX) - documentation