FreeBSD Announces Intel Approval for Redistribution of Wireless Firmware
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| The FreeBSD project has received approval from Intel to redistribute
| firmware for several Intel-based PRO/Wireless devices in the base
| FreeBSD operating system.
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http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb509818.htm
Related:
Intel: Only "Open" for Business
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| These vendors often want a quiet private discussion, because in a
| quiet private discussion they can continue to dismiss the requests and in
| the end do absolutely nothing. They do not want a noisy public
| discussion, because then they look bad. But they DESERVE TO LOOK BAD,
| because they are being bad to those who bought their hardware!
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| [...]
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| By withholding, Intel is being an Open Source fraud.
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| [...]
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| So let's win back the rights to run the hardware we purchased.
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| Please feel free to let other open source communities know about this
| matter. Thank you.
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http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20060930232710&mode=expanded
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