Ah, ok. Sorry Mark. I didn't know that.
Johan On May 10, 2012 12:46 AM, "Alexander Hall" <ha...@openbsd.org> wrote: > On 05/09/12 22:55, Johan Ryberg wrote: > >> For me as well. Maybe someone needs to read more careful and just don't >> push enter all the way. >> > > While that's a natural thought nowadays, it's not the case here; > > $ cvs log -r1.654 install.sub > /.../ > OPENBSD_5_1: 1.655.0.2 > OPENBSD_5_1_BASE: 1.655 > /.../ > ---------------------------- > revision 1.654 > date: 2011/11/08 19:55:52; author: deraadt; state: Exp; lines: +2 -6 > Now that the code is well tested, don't ask the firmware question > anymore. Saves 141 precious bytes on the inside of the media. > ok krw > ==============================**==============================** > ================= > > /Alexander > > // Johan >> On May 9, 2012 10:02 PM, "Tobias Sarnowski"<tob...@trustedco.de**> >> wrote: >> >> On 05/09/12 21:33, mark sullivan wrote: >>> >>> Hi everybody, >>>> I was coming to OpenBSD 5.1 looking for reasonable privacy and when I >>>> install it (amd64 flavour), I see that fw_update automatically installs >>>> propietary firmware without my permission. Actually even worse, it >>>> updates >>>> it automatically from the net! >>>> The parts affected are quite meaningful: the network card and the video >>>> card... I mean.. ???? Should I request that you install propietary >>>> firmware >>>> for my sound card too so that everybody can record my voice too? >>>> I would like to hear your arguments on this and if there is a simple >>>> way >>>> to disable fw_update and uninstall in general everything propietary >>>> affecting the network card that I have not been warned about. I read on >>>> the >>>> FAQ that I should have been asked about this firmware but I wasnB4t! >>>> (amd64 >>>> cd installer). >>>> Thanks much, >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> I just want to note: last time I installed OpenBSD (a 5.1-snapshot) >>>> this >>>> >>> feature worked correctly. I was asked by the installer.
