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



On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 05:13:57PM +0200, Cem Kayali wrote:
>
> Well, im talking about drivers, not firmwares... I understand firmwares  
> are different.
>
> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/ath/public/alpha-elf.hal.o.uu
> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/ath/public/ap30.hal.o.uu
> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/ath/public/ap43.hal.o.uu
> /usr/src/sys/contrib/dev/ath/public/ap51.hal.o.uu

I cannot help but begin to think you are trolling, because at least
_three_ times in this very email discussion, people have pointed out to
you that we are in the process of replacing the closed-source Atheros HAL
with an open-source version already.

Thor


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