*snip* > I'm rapidly forming the opinion that firmware isn't software and that as > such has no place in the software chain. It's a fine line of > distinction, but as someone asked, are we going to stop supporting > hardware that have firmware upgrades on their chipset because the > firmware isn't 'open'? And if not, what's the difference between > hardware where the firmware is stored on a chipset and hardware where > the firmware is stored on the hard-disk? > > > Rodd +1 Exactly my opinion too.