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Linux-2.6.33-libre releasedLinux-2.6.33-libre releasedPosted Mar 2, 2010 10:31 UTC (Tue) by Rehdon (guest, #45440)In reply to: Linux-2.6.33-libre released by eghost Parent article: Linux-2.6.33-libre released
Well said. I can see only one use for this kind of project, and that would be being a functionality test case for a 'proprietary blob'-free linux kernel: seeing how well/bad that would fare using modern hardware could be an interesting experiment.
I wouldn't suggest that 'ordinary users' (I'm one of them) download and install linux-libre on their boxes though. And I'm tired of the rhetoric, really really tired.
Rehdon
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Linux-2.6.33-libre released Posted Mar 2, 2010 23:00 UTC (Tue) by rahvin (subscriber, #16953) [Link]
The best success this effort could have is to get all the firmware shoved back onto a non-upgradeable (or upgradeable using a windows tool) ROM or EEPROM. It's a step backwards IMO. Having the blob of hardware band-aids that is a typical firmware is not going to help anyone do anything, it doesn't advance freedom and it's only success would be to blackmail hardware makers into putting everything back into non-upgradable ROMS like in the old days. That way if hardware has a bug you buy new hardware rather than download a firmware with an extra bandaid for the bug in the hardware.
This is just silliness to me.
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