Is Linux not free software itself? I thought propietary stuff was added downstream.

Am I getting something wrong?

  • kbal@fedia.io
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    5 months ago

    Depending on the vendor providing that trackpad driver it may not be a substantial security risk. But it is a loss of software freedom, which some people care about.

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      5 months ago

      Yeah, sure, but if the largest companies in the world trust the vendor that proprietary firmware why would I not trust it?

      I agree with your POV, in theory yes, having stuff you can’t inspect it’s a risk, in practice there are a few more nuances to that. It’s not reasonable to want to have a 100% open-source computer from the software to use down to the AVRs/PICs that run low level functions.