Re: [GNU-linux-libre] freest hardware - phone chapter updated

[gnewsense-dev owner]

jaromil wrote:
> what about a section for free software running GSM air interfaces?

The list is the other way around: hardware capable of running free 
software, e.g. GSM air interfaces running free software.

> OpenBTS is awesome for that http://openbts.sourceforge.net
>
> also distributed by GNU Radio, one can use it to setup an USRP to run
> a GSM network, we had one at the HAR camping and surely there will be
> one at the next CCCamp... IMHO it's even better than an open source
> phone, considering the real economic impact this has and how it can
> liberate communities from telecom monopolies, working out of the box
> with all existing devices.

Looks very cool. Does such a USRP thingy need any non-free software 
(incl. firmware) to run?