On 3/18/07, SW <info@praxis123.de> wrote:

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> 5. OpenBSD thinks there should be no possibility whatsoever to use Blobs.
> FreeBSD thinks it's up to the user to decide what's best for him. And
> maybe that will include competition between Open Source BSD-licensed
> drivers and Blobs. You can use Nvidia graphics drivers in FreeBSD and
> you can use xorg. You can use NVE or NFE soon. That's freedom of choice,
> Free as in FreeBSD (and NetBSD and DragonFly BSD etc.).

When you install FreeBSD you are bound to install Atheros blob (correct
me if I'm wrong, but that's what I could figure out from freebsd
documentation), unless you do a little research and customization
before. No warnings pop up to the user, he might even don't know he's
running a blob. There's nothing even on the handbook (at least I didn't
find it). Where's the freedom?


On 3/18/07, Matthew Weigel <unique@idempot.net> wrote:

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> > You just made private emails public, almost certainly without the permission
> > of the other parties involved.
>
> I dunno, Daniel indicates Theo wrote the following:
>
> > If you release that poster which uses our slogan in such an incredibly
> > false way, I will come out swinging.  I will probably post all these
> > emails.

That was more of a threat than a permission.