On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 08:52:01PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote: > > 1. you should attempt to buy hw with completely free drivers > > s/with completely free drivers/that needs no binary bits. > > The device drivers for several of the devices _are_ GPLed. It's the > firmware that is loaded onto the cards that is not. There is a > difference. The FSF also dislikes drivers including firmware marked as GPL if said firmware is just an array of hex. "Preferred form for modifications" and all that.. Dave -- http://www.codemonkey.org.uk _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
