Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:45:42 -0700 From: Matt Olander <matt@iXsystems.com> To: Can Erkin Acar <canacar@eee.metu.edu.tr> Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: allBSD's "Stop the Blob" Campaign Message-ID: <46019976.4090905@iXsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr> References: <BAY108-F202004FBA20D0281C2721EA7740@phx.gbl> <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr>
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Can Erkin Acar wrote: > Unfortunately, FreeBSD is doing the Open Source world a disservice > by allowing blobs and making "special" deals with vendors for > distributing such firmware. It is already hurting us, and will > hurt everyone, including FreeBSD much more in the future. If you don't agree to the firmware lincense, don't use it. This *is* redistribution of the firmware, exactly as you suggested, and it will have no detrimental impact in ou attempts to negotiate further. You are doing the world a disservice by spreading FUD. -matt -- Matt Olander CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open Source" http://www.iXsystems.com Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project http://www.FreeBSD.org BSD on the Desktop! http://www.pcbsd.org Phone: (408)943-4100 ext. 113 Fax: (408)943-4101 --
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