2008/6/3 Raj Mathur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> When the owner of the code has the ability to control code and the >> user is left at mercy of the owner the issue of Freedom comes. > > Well, yes and no. By that token you also have to condemn firmware that > sits permanently on the card (in ROM), in addition to what we are > discussing: firmware that gets downloaded to the card at init time. > There is a difference. firmaware that sits on the card permanantly cannot be modified by the manufacturer also but one that gets downloaded at run time can be.
In the first case the manufacturer is passing on all Freedoms (and tha lack of) to the user while in the second case the manufacturer keeps the Freedom to modify himself and deny it to the user. Cheers Praveen -- പ്രവീണ് അരിമ്പ്രത്തൊടിയില് <GPLv2> I know my rights; I want my phone call! <DRM> What use is a phone call, if you are unable to speak? (as seen on /.) Join The DRM Elimination Crew Now! http://fci.wikia.com/wiki/Anti-DRM-Campaign _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- [email protected] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Next Event: http://freed.in - February 22-24, 2008 Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
