On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 12:10:53 +0100, Ludovic Courtès wrote: > Should GuixSD nevertheless provide a mechanism to support microcode > updates, while not steering users to particular proprietary microcode? > Just like Linux-libre (attempts to) support loading of proprietary > firmware at the user’s choice? Would it make sense at all?
Does Linux-Libre specifically support loading proprietary firmware, or does the project phrase it as _any_ firmware, free or not, that the user may provide? My point being: if there only exists proprietary microcode, it's hard to make the argument that a freedom-respecting user will use a microcode update tool for anything other than proprietary software. In that case, does the inclusion of the microcode updater in Guix encourage the use of non-free microcode, even if it doesn't state where to get it? -- Mike Gerwitz Free Software Hacker+Activist | GNU Maintainer & Volunteer GPG: D6E9 B930 028A 6C38 F43B 2388 FEF6 3574 5E6F 6D05 https://mikegerwitz.com
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