Brian Thomas Sniffen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> /why/ those freedoms are no longer necessary. What is it about that code >> that makes the ability to modify and distribute modified varients less >> interesting? > > It's not that it's a less interesting problem to create free > firmware. It's just that it's a different problem. It is not the > problem addressed by compiling a high-quality OS from free components.
Crap. An OS benefits from free firmware to the same degree that it benefits from free documentation. Neither are necessary - both are useful. >> Why is this arbitrary line a good place to say "Oh, we don't care any >> more"? > > Because if Debian can't reasonably ship it, Debian as a project should > move the project of freeing it off of the front burner, and not > compromise utility. In many cases, Debian /can/ reasonably ship it. There's available code to reflash large swathes of devices. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED]
