Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s...
by duskwuff on Sunday January 23, 2022 @12:59AM
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What's funny about this list is how much of it amounts to a few companies -- ThinkPenguin, Libiquity, and Technoethical -- rebranding commodity hardware like Atheros wireless cards. There's nothing unique about this hardware which makes it more "free" than any other off-the-shelf Atheros cards, and the drivers were open-source long before any of these companies got involved.
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Re:The FSF’s relationship with firmware is harmful to free s...
by marcan_42 on Sunday January 23, 2022 @01:43AM
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It has been fairly well established that in practice, some of the companies selling with RYF certification are basically scammers. Lots of people have been charged without orders being shipped. Google around the company names for the horror stories.
https://www.reddit.com/r/libreboot/comments/pqs0g0/technoeth...
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/4hy9hf/ordered_a_lib...