On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 11:50:01 +0300 Dmitry Samoyloff <[email protected]> wrote:
> Karl Goetz wrote: > > On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 23:41:48 -0300 > > > > Felipe Sanches <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> =Where are the non-free firmware images made available?= > > > >> (usually here we would want an url to the manufacturer's > > > >> firmware download webpage) > > > > > > > > Should we be linking to this? It seems contrary to the > > > > guidelines used for all other projects related to gnu. > > > > > > yes. I know the guidelines disallow it. But in this specific > > > case, I think that it is important to have this info. Because it > > > can help developers of the free alternatives since access to the > > > non-free firmware is a pre-requisite for reverse engineering it. > > > Also, developers might want to run the driver using the non-free > > > firmware to better understand how the device works. "The only > > > legitimate use of non-free software is in the development of its > > > free replacement." was once said to me by Alexandre Oliva. > > > > This is a valid point. Can the template be updated so it includes a > > warning about only using it for reverse engineering (etc), and a > > link to a suitable site? (I know there is a page about this on > > fsf/gnu.org, but i can't find it) > > kk > > http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/categories.html#ProprietarySoftware > thanks, kk -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian contributor / gNewSense Maintainer http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group
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