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ABIs are only needed because some manufacturers insist on closed source blobs. Why should Linux, a project whose entire raison d'etre is to provide an open sour
by bildung 6y ago
ABIs are only needed because some manufacturers insist on closed source blobs. Why should Linux, a project whose entire raison d'etre is to provide an open source kernel, make life easier for companies unwilling to accept that?
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoThe questuon is, can you actyally force their hand? So far, the answer seems to be no. Personally I feel we need to push for a law where the iser has a right to an open driver in the same way he has a right to a manual. Attempts to ship undocumented / secret functionality is software or devices should be equates with spreadind spyware or malware.