2008/6/18 Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx>: > So, let me summarize: we have a bit of binary-only fimware that does > goodness knows what in a critical part of our systems. We don't actually > need this firmware; it may or may not improve performance. Is this right? This sounds like most computer systems (BIOS, although we can usually do without it mostly after boot time) and their components e.g. most modern network interfaces, SCSI controllers and so on, lots of which have some sort of firmware embedded in some way on the card or the main device on it. The next point you make is a good one, ... > It sounds to me as though we're better off without it, regardless of its > status with regard to the GPL. Yes. Which is why we should stop supporting these "PCs" which aren't completely free. > Andrew. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
