Submitted by muhammed on Sat, 02/15/2014 - 23:04
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Every piece of hardware falls into one of three categories:
a) freedom-respecting
b) freedom-compatible
c) proprietary
a) freedom-respecting hardware
Freedom-respecting hardware works with free software, and does not require proprietary software.
drivers ... and?
Example: MIPS processors
b) freedom-compatible hardware
Freedom-compatible hardware works with free software.
Example: x86 processors are merely freedom-compatible (?).
c) proprietary hardware
Proprietary hardware will only work with proprietary software.
Example: ___ video card
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05/19/2014 - 10:34
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