Goswin von Brederlow writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Marco d'Itri) writes: > > > On Dec 11, Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> If the driver has to be able to open the file and read the blob so it > >> can send it to the device, there's a clear relationship and dependency > >> between the driver and the blob: if you don't have a copy of the blob, > >> the driver doesn't work. (Spewing out "hardware error, firmware not > >> loaded" doesn't count to me as "working".) > > The driver is fully capable by itself of driving the device, which is > > what it is designed to do. The hardware device may not work, but this is > > not due to a failure of the driver in doing whatever it needs to do. > > So, for me this qualifies as "working". > > > > -- > > ciao, | > > Marco | [9735 inevA7NZIx.BE] > > Does it work with the firmware.deb installed? yes. > Does it work without the firmare.deb installed? no. > > => Depends
Does it work with the non-free BIOS installed? yes. Does it work without the non-free BIOS installed? no. => Boot loaders Depend on BIOS not in Debian. Does it work with the AOL AIM servers? yes. Does it work without the AOL AIM servers? no. => gaim, naim AIM/ICQ/etc code Depends on software in Debian. And, please: None of this "it contaminates your file system" argument. The SC and DFSG do not mention a filesystem, and it should be obvious that a computer system need not be bounded by short wires. Michael Poole
