Nick Guenther wrote:

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>> From what I have heard, OpenBSD does not contain non-free software

>> (though I am not sure whether it contains any non-free firmware

>> blobs).

>

> Um, OpenBSD is the only common OS that is actively against blobs. See

> http://www.openbsd.org/lyrics.html#39

> We're on the same side here.

He's referring to firmware binaries, not software that runs on the host

machine's processor.  Browse around under:

http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/microcode/
For example, the Atmel radio firmware's license is compatible with the

BSD license, but incompatible with the GPL because it can be

redistributed as object code only.