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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze
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Richard Stallman |
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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze |
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Mon, 27 Dec 2010 13:19:19 -0500 |
The proposal above would still show the name of the firmware programs in
source code. I'm not sure they have to be mangled or removed from the
sources, because sources are, in a way, passive. I was focused on
fixing the problem of actively recommending non-Free Software through
request_firmware.
I am not 100% convinced I agree, but I don't see a specific reason to
disagree, so I agree tentatively.
Per the idea above, if the kernel is not told that a certain piece of
firmware is available, it won't issue requests for it, and it will only
report an error that firmware is missing: same as currently, minus the
unsatisfyable request for a "/*(DEBLOBBED)*/" firmware file.
Does "currently" mean "in the current version of Linux Libre"?
There is something here I don't follow. I see two separate technical
questions, and I don't see how they relate.
1. How and when Linux gets the list of firmware programs installed.
It could get this list by reading a directory, or some other way.
It could get this list once at startup, or it could check again
whenever it wants a firmware program.
2. What it says when the firmware program is not available.
To me, these two questions seem independent. You seem to be saying
that a change in (1) would affect (2), but I don't see how that is so.
Could you explain?
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Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation
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- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, (continued)
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/30
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Alexandre Oliva, 2010/12/30
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/31
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/31
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/31
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/19
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Alexandre Oliva, 2010/12/27
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze,
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- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Alexandre Oliva, 2010/12/29
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Nicolás Reynolds, 2010/12/29
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Nicolás Reynolds, 2010/12/30
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Nicolás Reynolds, 2010/12/30
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] The "Free" Kernel In Debian Squeeze, Richard Stallman, 2010/12/31
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