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Three difference is that you can replace the system library with a recompile. (And sometimes without.) This is exactly why FSF had to put in the exception to ge
by AstralStorm 9y ago
Three difference is that you can replace the system library with a recompile. (And sometimes without.) This is exactly why FSF had to put in the exception to get people to even use their implementations. Despite that, BSD and Android did not. They are even avoiding GCC now...
You absolutely cannot do that with firmware without detailed device specification and potentially signing keys. More so if certification like FCC is involved.
- IcePic 8y ago"to get people to even use their .." <- sounds like an argument for why you should run nvidia kernel blobs. You wish it wasn't a blob, but hey, won't get a picture otherwise and we sure want a display so let's stray just a little from the GPL path.