Hi Jeff, Am 2008-10-27 12:26:31, schrieb Jeff Carr: > Some modern devices let the OS load this code > into the chip then we are able to write fully GPL drivers for the > device.
This sounds a little bit weird...
What does have the FIRMWARE to do with a DEVICE DRIVER?
The FIRMWARE is intend to be loaded INTO the DEVICE, and then the DEVICE
DRIVER is in the OS to access the hardware. The DEVICE DRIVER can be
anyway written under GPL even if the FIRMWARE is a binary blob.
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening
Michelle Konzack
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