Re: Firmware: Scope of non-free-firmware
On Wed, May 11, 2022 at 07:38:18PM +0200, Adam Borowski wrote:
> I'd say that closed encrypted signed firmware that you need to load on
> every boot is strictly more free than the same firmware burned into ROM.
Not necessarily. Firmware-as-software and firmware-as-hardware are
covered by different laws. You can disclain warranty on software but not
on hardware. You can resale hardware but not software license, etc. This
has real implication.
Companies have legal incentives to move from hardware to software license,
which are not to the benefit of the users.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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