On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:37:23 -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > [ x ] Choice 5: Ship *BLOBs* (does *not* mean closed-source > drivers like nvidia) that can be legally > redistributed, do not ship BLOBs that can > not be legally redistributed. > > Yes, I know BLOBs are, well, binary, but they do *not* run on the > system's CPU. They run on "little" CPUs on PCI cards, in USB > devices, etc, etc, etc. Morally, it is the same as a FSF/GNU > devotee running a machine that has ROMs and Flash EEPROMs on the > mobo, on high-performance NICs, etc. I disagree, or I am not understanding the difference between the two. FSF/GNU devotees would much prefer to use a free BIOS[0] or EEPROM code if they had a choice imho. [0] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/free-bios.html -- Chris Lamb, Cambs, UK GPG: 0x634F9A20 Q. Why is top posting bad? A. Because it breaks the logical sequence of discussion
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