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Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?



On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 02:38:03PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> When I install systems, I consider non-free blobs more risky than other 
> code. 
Do you consider loadable non-free blobs more risky than their older
versions soldered onto the hardware?

> When I (sometimes, but not always¹) choose to "infect" my systems with 
> non-free packages, I therefore consider each non-free package to try 
> minimize the amount of risky blobs on my systems.  As an example, I may 
> choose to not apply realtek firmware updates when I can verify that my 
> ethernet device works adequately without it.
Do you see some inherent value in not applying a firmware update then?

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WBR, wRAR

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