2008/6/18 Andrew Haley <aph(a)redhat.com>:
Really? We don't need this firmware? Are you sure about that?
We do need it, which was what I was getting at :o) this fuss is ...
well, shipping replacements for those firmwares is IMO subtly
different to shipping a binary driver to run on the cpu. There *is* an
argument that for perfect security (or at least peace of mind) we
should consider these a potential source of danger (bugs in firmware
might mean random DMA-ing of your crypto keys into a network packet,
etc etc but the real risk is likely zero).
> Yes. Which is why we should stop supporting these "PCs"
which aren't
> completely free.
I don't understand what you're saying here. Are you saying that we
should stop supporting any PC that contains any firmware that isn't
free? That seems rather extreme.
I was joking :o)
If we're content with on-board firmware, what's the harm in shipping
replacement firmware to put on those devices when we boot? *shrug*
Andrew.