On Fri, Jun 05, 2015 at 08:11:17PM -0400, [email protected] wrote: > Hello, > It has come to my attention that OpenBSD does not included non-free drivers, > dubbed "blobs" - which is excellent. However, you still include non-free > firmware in the kernel and some packages. > > With spying revelations, it is well-known that non-free firmware can contain > backdoors.
Yes, and apart from firmware, the hardware can contain backdoors, too. So just don't use firmware and hardware made by vendors you don't trust. Instead use firmware and hardware from a vendor you can trust. Oh, there is no vendor you can trust? Well, go fix that problem then. Build your own open hardware community or company. I'd be happy to use hardware that works, is affordable, and aligns with your ideals. I might even write a driver for it since being fully open you'll be providing docs which make my job much easier (because usually nobody gives me docs).
