Firmware proposals

2006-08-31 Thread Jacob Hallen
I think the discussions around the various GR proposals miss some important points. Hardware manufacturers are in the habit of keeping their firmware closed-source. Some firmware contains algorithmic code and should be categorised as programs while others are plain data that control settings

Re: Firmware proposals

2006-08-31 Thread Sven Luther
On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 09:02:25PM +0200, Jacob Hallen wrote: Nice analysis, but there is one completely wrong way to do this. My personal experience is that the larger the company, the smaller the interest in change will be and they will only change when outside pressure forces them to.

Re: Firmware proposals

2006-08-31 Thread Thomas Bushnell BSG
Jacob Hallen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My personal experience is that the larger the company, the smaller the interest in change will be and they will only change when outside pressure forces them to. This leads me to believe that the quickest way to a future where we can distribute free