[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marco d'Itri) writes: > (I already asked you to please stop Cc'ing me on every reply, what else > do I need to do?)
Fix Debian's gnus. :) > On Mar 27, Thomas Bushnell BSG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We are unable to fix security bugs in hardware with non-modifiable > > > firmware and modifiable but permanently stored firmware too. Should we > > > drop support for these devices too? > > In that case, we are not responsible for shipping them the buggy > > software in the first place. > This looks like a very weak argument. Considering that users need anyway > the drivers for these devices (it's not like there is any choice for > e.g. DVB receivers and USB DSL modems), I think it's quite obvious that > they prefer to have them in Debian. I don't think it's the least bit obvious. But your argument here is simply "users want it, so we should ship it." That doesn't get at the original question: What is the reduced set of freedoms you want? Why is this class of software so different from every other that we should accept this reduced set of freedoms? Thomas -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
