Raul Miller writes: > You can't build those boot loaders on a system which hasn't been booted.
So not only is there a runtime dependency from the boot loader to the BIOS, but there is a Build-Depends-like dependency as well. I still see no conflict with the SC or Policy. There are a number of things we cannot do without free software. Synthesizing HDL onto most FPGAs is an example (free tools tend to be very limited in what they can synthesize for). Without that capability, having source for a lot of firmware doesn't make a difference. If needing a BIOS to build dependent packages is a reason to ignore that dependency, why object to firmwares (or even programs that require non-free compilers)? Michael Poole
