Free Software Foundation courts hardware vendors (Linux-Watch)

Free Software Foundation courts hardware vendors (Linux-Watch)

Posted Mar 4, 2007 2:09 UTC (Sun) by mmarq (guest, #2332)
In reply to: Free Software Foundation courts hardware vendors (Linux-Watch) by khim
Parent article: Free Software Foundation courts hardware vendors (Linux-Watch)

""...if the thing is complex enough to warrant Flash Memory (ROM is cheaper) it's complex enough to have bugs and this means it's complex enough to warrant third-party fixes - and for that you need free software. ""

Well.. it seems to me that the complex thing can be break down in parts... because Linux Foundation can participate in the firmware as much as in the drivers themselfs.

.- at start the firmware functionality and driver functionality can have well define boundaries.

.- when there arises the need to have little modifications to hardware maintaining essencially the same chipset structure, something like AGEIA http://www.linuxbios.org/data/LinuxBIOS%20AMD%202006%20Fi...
can be used.

.- relevante developers can have full knowledge of every detail involved under that NDA.

.- Otherwise use a more developed AGEIA as an interface between firmware and drivers.

... because if too much political force is applayed those vendors will run for cover and wont open anything.

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