Le 18/03/2017 00:47, Stefan Reinauer a écrit : > * taii...@gmx.com <taii...@gmx.com> [170317 23:35]: >> I believe it needs fixing - It is a philosophical issue, I mean you have to >> draw the line or you get the slippery slope for "just a little non-free here >> for convenience just this once" has lead to most of the community thinking >> that a system with 100% blobbed hw init is "free firmware" (coreboot just >> being a wrapper shim loader for FSP in that case) or that linux drivers with >> a binary blob are "open source drivers". >> It is a matter of pride. >> >> The linux communities quiet acceptance of things like ME/PSP (ex: why don't >> sysadmins say no and buy POWER?) - is because of philosophy-slacking. > > Nothing about this is quiet. We have been actively working with hardware > vendors to open up as much stuff as possible, for a good two decades > now. > > The reason is not philosophy-slacking. Because philosophy makes you feel > righteous, but it does not get any work done. Instead of having this > discussion (and making hundreds of people read it) this community could > spend the same time making coreboot better and mentoring the corporate > community members. > > The sooner we get away from an "us vs them" mentality, the faster we can > be actually changing things. Sorry to interrupt. I wanted to pass a word. I agree that the us vs them mentality has to end. Just a thing about philosophy. I believe that it makes you think. If you build a road without a plan, where are you going ? This is just a balance that everyone has to make. Rushing leads nowhere either. > > Stefan > >
I wish you all good continuation. Freely BERNARD
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