Aurelien Jarno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This look complicated. Everyone agrees that firmwares are a bit > special in the world of software due to the fact they don't run on > the host CPU.
I disagree. That makes them special, but it doesn't at all affect the rules that should be applied to determine whether they are free. Anything which we propose to distribute as part of Debian must follow the DFSG rules; otherwise, we violate our promises in the Social Contract. There's nothing special about the *vendor-intended use* of a collection of bits that exempts it from the standard that we apply to the rest of the operating system. -- \ “A ‘No’ uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater | `\ than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to | _o__) avoid trouble.” —Mahatma Gandhi | Ben Finney -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
