On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 12:16:47PM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 07:02:27PM -0600, Peter Samuelson wrote: > > > > [Kurt Roeckx] > > > The idea is to create a new section that contains files like firmware > > > images and FPGA data that gets written to the hardware to make it > > > fully functional. It is not meant for drivers that run on the host > > > CPU. > > > > Without weighing in on whether there _is_ a class of software for which > > users shouldn't have the right to look at and modify source code, this > > whole phrase "run on the host CPU" needs to die and be replaced by > > something more precise. > > Note that the draft text doesn't actually say that part. I only > added it there to try and make it more clear. I'm not sure if > the rest is open for many different interpretations. And I'm > always open for better ways to describe it.
What do you think about: We'll create a new area in our archive that contains files that must be sent to the hardware device so that functionaly becomes available to the DFSG-free driver. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
