Re:Why FSF Endorsing PureOS Matters
by a1369209993 on Tuesday December 22, 2020 @03:26PM
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Do they actually enforce that, if the device can either have a proprietary blob that is user-updateable, or a proprietary blob that is not user-updateable, it must use the design where the proprietary blob is user-updateable? Because other claims by the FSF (namely, that non-updateable blobs can be treated as part of the hardware) directly contradict that.
"We want users to be able to upgrade and control the software at as many levels as possible. If and when free software becomes available for use on a certain secondary processor, we will expect certified products to adopt it within a reasonable period of time. This can be done in the next model of the product, if there is a new model within a reasonable period of time. If this is not done, we will eventually withdraw the certification."