GNU Linux-libre 7.3 is now available following yesterday's [1]Linux 7.3 release . The GNU Linux-libre downstream continues stripping out driver/hardware support where dependent upon firmware blobs or other proprietary elements deemed out of line with free software ideals.

The GNU Linux-libre 7.3 [2]release announcement classifies the v7.3 changes as:

"The latest upstream release laid out plenty of new traps...

*boooo*

... that we've disarmed:

- Cleaned up blob names in new drivers: Tyr Mali GPU, Morse Micro mm81x wifi, NXP wifi, and Realtek PHY.

- Cleaned up new blob names in nova-core, amdgpu, adreno, tegra, iris video decoder, rtw89 and mt76 wifi, remoteproc documentation and Qualcomm Q6V5 PAS, qla2xxx scsi, aw88399 sound codecs, and assorted Qualcomm devicetree files."

And, of course, the GNU Linux-libre developers put out their own artwork each cycle too:

The GNU Linux-libre 7.3-gnu kernel is available from [3]FSFLA.org .



[1] https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Released

[2] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/info-gnu/2026-10/msg00001.html

[3] https://www.fsfla.org/ikiwiki/selibre/linux-libre/#news