> 2) Intellectual "Property" issues > > Hardware vendors don't want other hardware vendors to know how they run > their hardware so that their design can't be copied or stolen. Sounds like Microsoft about operating systems - not a good free software reason at all. > 3) Inability to build > > Firmware is usually code for some PLD or ASIC, which needs specialized > (and EXPENSIVE) compilers to build. Most people are unlikely to be able > to turn the source into the firmware. So.. most people can't work a compiler but they can still benefit from the fact there are people who can and do have the tools and use them. A lot of fancier embedded device firmware is ARM, MIPS or some microcontroller if you stuff it through a few disassemblers. Most CD/DVD firmware for example is ARM. Alan -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
