On Fri, 2008-09-19 at 10:25 -0500, Arthur Pemberton wrote: > 2008/9/19 Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazqueznet@xxxxxxxxx>: > > 1) Regulatory issues > > > > Hardware vendors need to prevent end-users from modifying the firmware > > so that the hardware can not be driven outside legal ranges. > > > > 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. > > > > 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. > > Another question I guess would be -- do any of these points benefit > power or regular users? Hah. No. And in fact, it can cripple them under certain circumstances (e.g., bug in the firmware). -- Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams <ivazqueznet@xxxxxxxxx> PLEASE don't CC me; I'm already subscribed
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