From owner-freebsd-advocacy@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 21 20:45:54 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECF2816A484 for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:45:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@ixsystems.com) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com (newknight.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.70]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D0C0B13C4BC for ; Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:45:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from matt@ixsystems.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C42D0BE3D; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:45:40 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.iXsystems.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.ixsystems.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 34536-03; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:45:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.1.174] (drawbridge.ixsystems.net [206.40.55.65]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id C49B5BD4B; Tue, 27 Mar 2007 13:45:34 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <46019976.4090905@iXsystems.com> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 13:45:42 -0700 From: Matt Olander User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Macintosh/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Can Erkin Acar References: <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr> In-Reply-To: <20070321200702.GA10083@ee.eee.metu.edu.tr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard Cc: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org Subject: Re: allBSD's "Stop the Blob" Campaign X-BeenThere: freebsd-advocacy@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: FreeBSD Evangelism List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 20:45:55 -0000 Can Erkin Acar wrote: > Unfortunately, FreeBSD is doing the Open Source world a disservice > by allowing blobs and making "special" deals with vendors for > distributing such firmware. It is already hurting us, and will > hurt everyone, including FreeBSD much more in the future. If you don't agree to the firmware lincense, don't use it. This *is* redistribution of the firmware, exactly as you suggested, and it will have no detrimental impact in ou attempts to negotiate further. You are doing the world a disservice by spreading FUD. -matt -- Matt Olander CTO, iXsystems - "Servers for Open Source" http://www.iXsystems.com Public Relations, The FreeBSD Project http://www.FreeBSD.org BSD on the Desktop! http://www.pcbsd.org Phone: (408)943-4100 ext. 113 Fax: (408)943-4101 --