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FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"

FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"

Posted Nov 11, 2010 21:00 UTC (Thu) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458)
In reply to: FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core" by pbonzini
Parent article: FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"

I.e., if the bug is in silicon or ROM (that is, unfixable) it is A-OK; if it is in firmware to be loaded by Windows via Windows programs into flash memory it is OK, if it is in firmware to be loaded into RAM on the device it is anathema.

I just don't "get" this "distinction"...

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