Re: why NetBSD include binary/blob driver or firmware by default?

[Michael <macallan%netbsd.org@localhost>]

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Hello,

On Jan 23, 2009, at 4:26 PM, Cem Kayali wrote:

> Could you please advise me, why NetBSD should include those drivers  
> in src source code or in default installation and why not make an OS  
> with 100% visible codes?

Easy - to make devices that need them work out of the box.

> Is it really hard to push them to pkgsrc tree and add assign   
> acceptable_license?

And make things more complicated just because of someone's ideological  
issues?

have fun
Michael
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