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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in exte
From: |
Diego Saravia |
Subject: |
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files |
Date: |
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:59:52 -0300 |
El 16 de agosto de 2009 18:22, Richard Stallman<address@hidden> escribió:
> With a driver composed by a GPL'd module and a non-free firmware, you
> cannot have, nor provide the four freedoms. You don't have the code for
> all the required pieces, so you cannot modify it and thus you cannot
> redistribute your changes. You cannot use it freely, so in fact you have
> non of the four freedoms.
>
> This kind of driver is not free software.
>
> The driver ITSELF is free software. But there is no way to use
> it in the Free World.
could be used to develop a free blob
> depends on. For instance, if we can replace the non-free firmware,
> or convince the company to free it, then the driver will be ok.
yes, we can ask people to work on free firmware distributing drivers
that could use them.
--
Diego Saravia
address@hidden
NO FUNCIONA->address@hidden
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, (continued)
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Daniel Olivera, 2009/08/16
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Richard Stallman, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Alexandre Oliva, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Rubén Rodríguez Pérez, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Alexandre Oliva, 2009/08/18
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Daniel Olivera, 2009/08/18
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Richard Stallman, 2009/08/16
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files,
Diego Saravia <=
- [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/16
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/16
- [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/16
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/16
- [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/16
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/16
- [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/17
- [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Yavor Doganov, 2009/08/17
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Re: Freedom issues with non-free firmware in external files, Diego Saravia, 2009/08/17