[Fwd: Re: Fedora free software?]

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Mar 20, 2007 at 08:52:01PM -0500, Josh Boyer wrote:

 > > 1. you should attempt to buy hw with completely free drivers
 > 
 > s/with completely free drivers/that needs no binary bits.
 > 
 > The device drivers for several of the devices _are_ GPLed.  It's the
 > firmware that is loaded onto the cards that is not.  There is a
 > difference.

The FSF also dislikes drivers including firmware marked as GPL
if said firmware is just an array of hex.

"Preferred form for modifications" and all that..

	Dave

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