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"His only computer is a Lemote Yeelong netbook, because it's the only computer which uses only Free software - no firmware blobs, no proprietary BIOS; it's all

"His only computer is a Lemote Yeelong netbook, because it's the only computer which uses only Free software - no firmware blobs, no proprietary BIOS; it's all Free." Interesting that it's made in China. I'm trying to reconcile the implications of that... http://www.lemote.com/en/products/Notebook/2010/0310/112.html http://www.lemote.com/en/products/Notebook/2010/0310/112.htm...

rbanffy 15y ago
Not surprising. Everything is made in China these days. ;-)
jonhendry 15y ago
And how does he know there are no "firmware blobs"?
- glimcat 15y ago
  Because he can close his eyes and wish, I suppose. It's a netbook, there are microcontrollers. The microcontrollers have firmware. Besides which, I somehow doubt that all the relevant microcircuitry is open source.
  - ars 15y ago
    He's OK with that kind of firmware - as long as the code can not be updated the circuit is considered a black box. He doesn't ask for open source hardware either, so firmware directly tied to hardware is considered hardware.
    - glimcat 15y ago
      Seems a wee bit arbitrary. And convenient.
      - ars 15y ago
        He explain more here: http://www.fsf.org/news/freebios.html http://www.fsf.org/news/freebios.html Or better, here: http://blog.reddit.com/2010/07/rms-ama.html http://blog.reddit.com/2010/07/rms-ama.html search for "microwave".