On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 6:53 AM, Jorge Luis <jorgeluiscorreioeletron...@gmail.com> wrote: > If yes, what are the operating systems that ship without blobs?
Sure. Trisquel GNU/Linux for example. Go ahead and load it onto your computer and find that very little of your hardware is supported. Go get hardware that works without proprietary kernel blobs or firmware and try again. Oh wait! Now you realize that the BIOS/UEFI/firmware on your motherboard isn't free. Go find some outdated hardware (no AMT, no mandatory microcode updates, etc.) from libreboot and use that. Hang on? Isn't there read-only microcode already on the CPU? You don't have control over that. How about the proprietary hardware on your motherboard, keyboard, and every other card or peripheral in/attached to your computer? I want libre software and hardware, don't get me wrong, but treating it the way the FSF does gets a little extreme at times. Does RMS refuse to drive in a car because it uses proprietary electronics? How about the bicycle designed with a non-free CAD program? Can you not use a microwave because of a specialized IC? Use libre software and hardware when you get the chance, fight for open software and hardware, but don't go crazy when blobs are necessary for functionality. Brandon Vincent
