I've created the suggested non-free firmware warning. http://groups.fsf.org/wiki/LinuxLibre:Template
Is it good? -- Felipe Sanches On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:21 AM, Karl Goetz <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > linux-libre mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.fsfla.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre > > _______________________________________________ linux-libre mailing list [email protected] http://www.fsfla.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-libre
