FSFLA: Linux Kernel Is Torvalds' 'Bait and Switch'
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Nov 2010 22:24 UTC, submitted by koki
GNU, GPL, Open Source Now this is interesting. We see what is at its core a very valid concern, in practice not a problem to anyone, and, thanks to the tone of the press release, close to trolling. The Free Software Foundation Latin America is complaining about something that has been known for a while - there is some non-Free code stuck in the Linux kernel (mostly firmware). A valid issue of concern from an idealogical viewpoint, but sadly, the tone of the press release turns this valid concern into something close to trolling.
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RE: Binary Blob
by l3v1 on Wed 10th Nov 2010 07:08 UTC in reply to "Binary Blob"
l3v1
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Personally I think we should reject binary drivers where possible and it would be great if people like Linus took positive stand on the matter.


And again: the issue here is binary firmware blobs, not drivers.

Differences, oh my.

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