From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 29 15:07:43 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1228816A426 for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:07:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from adam@thegeeklord.com) Received: from spunkymail-a6.dreamhost.com (mailbigip.dreamhost.com [208.97.132.5]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1247A43D6E for ; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:07:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from adam@thegeeklord.com) Received: from [10.41.48.37] (fw-ext.alphatech.com [198.112.236.6]) by spunkymail-a6.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECCF8109F27; Wed, 29 Mar 2006 07:07:38 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <442AA2B9.2030205@thegeeklord.com> Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:07:37 -0500 From: Adam Stroud User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5 (Windows/20051201) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Hernandez References: <442A9DA0.9060703@thegeeklord.com> <9431F277-5B07-41B1-B80A-A56FB04C7E8F@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <9431F277-5B07-41B1-B80A-A56FB04C7E8F@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: "Blob" and FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:07:43 -0000 What about drivers that are not part of the ports collection? Nvidia I can understand because the code is not in the kernel to the best of my knowledge. If you want *the* nvidia driver, you install the port. What about drivers for something like raid controllers that would exist solely in the kernel? A Michael Hernandez wrote, On 3/29/2006 10:00 AM: > > On Mar 29, 2006, at 9:45 AM, Adam Stroud wrote: > >> I have been using both Open and Free BSD for a few years. Here is a >> Quick question about FreeBSD and the use of third party closed source >> binary drivers (known as "blob" to the OpenBSD community). I was just >> doing some reading on the OpenBSD website about their views on third >> closed source drivers (they are completely against them). Are the >> FreeBSD developers/community also against the use of closed drivers? >> Are these type of drivers currently being used in FreeBSD? Any >> comments/pointers to relevant information would be greatly appreciated. >> > > Actually I use FreeBSD at home because it allows be to use an Nvidia > "blob". Why? Because my video card cost me 500 bucks and I want to be > able to > use it's hardware acceleration. It's frivolous, but it's too late for > me... I spent the money and I want to use it... and I *don't* want to be > forced to use windows. > Is my next box going to force me to use blobs? Nah. I'm going to build > one that will allow me to enjoy it to it's full potential without having > to worry about > proprietary drivers at all... > > Mike > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"