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[GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external


From: Yavor Doganov
Subject: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:00:34 +0300
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Diego Saravia wrote:
> You do not accept to include not finished drivers that by now only
> works with propietary firmware,  but you accept to include not
> finished software that work only with propietary formats

Yes, free software should support as many formats as possible.  That's
a completely different thing from steering users to use non-free
software, which is what distributing such drivers with the firmware
loading mechanism enabled will bring.

I fail to see the connection here.





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