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No. You're thinking firmware. The driver layer (code around firmware that initializes the hardware and marshals/unmarshals comms to/from the device).tends to b
by salawat 4y ago
No. You're thinking firmware.
The driver layer (code around firmware that initializes the hardware and marshals/unmarshals comms to/from the device).tends to be GPL lest it taint the kernel. The firmware on the other hand, is the last unconquered vestige of the Open Source landscape. Logic locking, and the prevalence/nature of fabless semiconductor IP tends to make that endeavor incredibly difficult.