equating firmwares with blobs is an RMS-thing, it enables him to destroy the

good by comparing it to the perfect

Firmware runs on the hardware, not in the kernel.
On Jan 7, 2008 1:31 PM, Richard Stallman  wrote:
>    This has been discussed many times

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>    and it shouldn't take long for you or your minions to find out that we

> do not

>    care about the source of firmware which doesn't load into OpenBSD.

>

> The people who do searches for me are helpful volunteers.  I can ask

> them to look for something, but I try not to impose on them if there

> is an easier way.  For a question about OpenBSD policies, it is better

> for me to ask this list for the answer, than to ask someone else to

> hunt for the answer.

>

> Thanks for stating the policy.

>

> If I understand that correctly, it means that OpenBSD does distribute

> binary-only firmware, which isn't free.  This would be a second reason

> why I should not endorse OpenBSD.  The systems I endorse try to

> exclude such firmware.