Raul Miller writes: > On Wed, Jun 16, 2004 at 06:34:30PM -0400, Michael Poole wrote: >> You think it is clear. I do not see why the Program (or a work based >> on it) cannot itself be a distribution medium for other useful works. > > How are going to use that firmware without the linux kernel? > > Because if you're using it without the kernel then it's not a part of > the same program -- it's only when the firmware is included in the kernel > that this becomes an issue.
How to use it without Linux? There is more than one operating system in the world. At least a few of them (including Linux) provide more than one way to load firmware to a device, although not all device drivers may support all the mechanisms. Michael Poole
