Karel Kulhavy wrote: > On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 12:06:31AM +0100, SW wrote: > > I have a feeling that the campaign means "We don't want vendors to require > us to use a blob but we'll ocassionally use them when we have to other way", > while Theo means "I don't want vendors to require us to use a blob and I > refuse > to use them even when no other way". > Here is the root of the problem/disagreement/difference as I see it. OS's that accept blobs are giving the vendors proof that supplying blobs only rather than true documentation is enough to get their hardware supported in free OSes. I think that statement is enough, but to restate: FreeBSD, by accepting blobs to enable hardware support via any vendor or any developer, is hurting the anti-blob movement because the vendors now have less incentive to release real documentation since the blob was enough to get their hardware supported under FreeBSD.
Best, Chris
