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Re: Plans for ahead
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Svetlana A. Tkachenko |
Subject: |
Re: Plans for ahead |
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Fri, 27 Nov 2015 09:26:26 +1100 |
> 1. Build an authentic NeXTStep feeling GNUStep OS. However - we don't
> want it to simulate things that were restrictive i.e authentic in ways
> that
> mean simulating things you "couldn't do" in NeXTStep/OpenStep. Blend in
> with Raspbian is a winning idea I think, happy to hear other suggestions
> though.
In my view we should not do anything regarding Raspbian, because it
includes non-free components. To quote
https://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/single-board-computers :
> The Raspberry Pi requires nonfree software to start up. It can't reach the
> point of executing free software unless this nonfree program is part of the
> installed system software.
>
> The startup program is, in fact, the same program that runs the GPU and the
> video decoding hardware. Thus, the GPU and the video decoding hardware are
> unusable in the free world, but these jobs can be done with free software on
> the CPU.
>
> That program appears to implement intentional restrictions, such as blocking
> the video decoding hardware for MPEG-2 and VC-1 in the absence of a key that
> is specific to the machine in hand. This nonfree startup program affects both
> models of the Raspberry Pi.
Hope it helps.
--
Svetlana A. Tkachenko
Member of the Free Software Foundation
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