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Re: [gNewSense-users] linux-libre .deb for AMD 64 bit


From: Leo
Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] linux-libre .deb for AMD 64 bit
Date: Wed, 27 May 2009 14:55:49 -0300
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On Wednesday 27 May 2009 14:24:24 Quiliro Ordóñez wrote:
> 2009/5/27 Leo <address@hidden>
>
> > On Wednesday 27 May 2009 11:06:47 Quiliro Ordóñez wrote:
> > > 2009/5/27 crap0101 <address@hidden>
> > >
> > > > Il giorno mer, 27/05/2009 alle 07.15 -0500, Quiliro Ordóñez ha 
scritto:
> > > > > Have a user with a Broadcom BCM 4312 802.11b/g.
> > >
> > > I have realized  BCM 4312 uses non-free firmware. Is it a good idea to
> > > install non-free firmware while I can get the owner a wireless card
> > > with
> >
> > a
> >
> > > fully libre driver?
> >
> > You can try OpenFWWF[0]; maybe you can make it work for that model. It is
> > never a good idea to use nonfree sofware.
> >
> > [0] http://www.ing.unibs.it/openfwwf/
>
> Just chated with lxo from linux-libre. He said it will not work with it
> because linux-libre is designed to prevent from installing non-free
> software. And OpenFWWF was not considered yet.

Yes, I know. I tried to use OpenFWWF in 2.6.29 and couldn't, but 2.6.30 will 
work (at least that's what I read in some mailing list archive when looking 
for information).

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