Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Free firmware - A redefinition of the term and a new metric for it's measurement.

2017-02-10 Thread Christopher Howard
On 02/10/2017 08:31 AM, David Craven wrote: > Hi Maxim > >> +1. I don't see how having blobs helps security at all. > > Well the problem I was getting at is that things are not as fixed as > they may seem. > Quoting wikipedia: > >>> Decreasing cost of reprogrammable devices had almost eliminat

Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Free firmware - A redefinition of the term and a new metric for it's measurement.

2017-02-10 Thread David Craven
Hi Maxim > +1. I don't see how having blobs helps security at all. Well the problem I was getting at is that things are not as fixed as they may seem. Quoting wikipedia: >> Decreasing cost of reprogrammable devices had almost eliminated the market >> for mask ROM by the year 2000. Translation: