On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 4:14 PM, Norbert Preining <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Di, 21 Okt 2008, Luca Niccoli wrote: >> > raff.debian.org uses a Compaq Smart 5i RAID card. A flash memory is used >> > to store the firmware. While the firmware is freely downloadable (as in >> > beer) on HP website [1], we don't have the corresponding source code. >> >> May I ask how many computers does the project debian use, which have >> closed source BIOSes (or equivalent)? > > 100% agreed. We should shut down the Debian project until enough > coreboot is added. > > In the end, all these discussions showed that many people here don't > give a piss for the users.
As a mere user I very glad that Debian stands where it does on the spectrum of caring about users vs caring about freedom. It is one of the major reasons I am a user of Debian. Cheers, Kelly Clowers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
