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| From: | Yavor Doganov |
| Subject: | [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files |
| Date: | Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:05:47 +0300 |
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Diego Saravia wrote: > and if we dont have drivers and blobs for all hardware? People who insist on their freedom will replace or simply forget about those devices for the time being. That's what I do. But you are missing the point. Those programs (antiword, AbiWord, OOo, etc.) do not depend on non-free software to read .doc files. If they did, they would be in the same position as a free driver requiring non-free firmware to do its job. Meaning, it would be unacceptable to distribute them in such form.
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