2008/6/18 Andrew Haley <aph@xxxxxxxxxx>: > Really? We don't need this firmware? Are you sure about that? We do need it, which was what I was getting at :o) this fuss is ... well, shipping replacements for those firmwares is IMO subtly different to shipping a binary driver to run on the cpu. There *is* an argument that for perfect security (or at least peace of mind) we should consider these a potential source of danger (bugs in firmware might mean random DMA-ing of your crypto keys into a network packet, etc etc but the real risk is likely zero). >> Yes. Which is why we should stop supporting these "PCs" which aren't >> completely free. > > I don't understand what you're saying here. Are you saying that we > should stop supporting any PC that contains any firmware that isn't > free? That seems rather extreme. I was joking :o) If we're content with on-board firmware, what's the harm in shipping replacement firmware to put on those devices when we boot? *shrug* > Andrew. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
