Re: [Trisquel-users] VIA Graphics, Non-Free Blobs?

[Alexander Stephen Thomas Ross]

On 08/09/14 15:27, Michał Masłowski wrote:
> If I understand your question correctly, you want a system with
> everything free except for the BIOS.  I.e. just something that works
> with Trisquel out of the box with all needed features, like ThinkPenguin
> computers (that also use money to support free software, not like
> vendors where compatibility is accidental) with Intel chips.  Why look
> for VIA in that case?
> 
> If you want fully free boot firmware, VIA Nano CPU needs nonfree
> microcode update, so it's probably not ok (I don't know if it affects
> all reasonable VIA CPUs), I don't know if they have other blobs.  VIA
> graphics (unaccelerated?) works in X without using the VGA ROM, unlike
> e.g. AMD graphics needing blobs both in boot firmware and the OS.
> 
see the new thread I started "Home Server Mother Board Recommendation?".
thats what this is for. I don't believe TP offer something that fulfils
the features I'm after. I was wondering about VIA as i'm always on the
lookout for a lesser evil and I was hoping they might be. After I posted
it this VIA thread. I continued my research and it seams (from a few
years ago at least) that 3d,video,etc acceleration requires non-free
bits don't know if it's still the case. I'm assuming it is still the
case that for 3d acceleration non-free things are needed so I've givenup
on VIA. I don't need 3d acceleration but if I'm plugging this home
server into a screen I would love to use gnome-shell :D.