On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:31:16 -0500, "Richard Stallman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > > But what about the different case where the company permits > > redistribution of the binary firmware, but does not release source > > code. Would OpenBSD distribute the firmware in that case? > > Of course and going by your description it is nothing but hardware at > that point > > No, that description refers to a different case. > > so there is no ethics violation (whatever that means since > you refuse to explain it). It is just like micro code and a circuit. > > I think firmware is equivalent to a circuit if it is inside the > hardware and users don't install software there. > > Here we are talking about firmware which users always do install. > (That is the reason why anyone would consider distributing it with an > operating system.) So that is not equivalent to a circuit.
Please Richard, educate yourself about firmware and stop making yourself look like a complete moron. BTW, STFU and go away.
