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   <H1>[Mageia-dev] Removal of non-free firmware from core section</H1>
    <B>Anssi Hannula</B> 
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<PRE>On 08.11.2011 00:58, Jos&#233; Jorge wrote:
&gt;<i> Le lundi 7 novembre 2011 23:26:19, Anssi Hannula a &#233;crit :
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> The most notable examples of affected firmware are
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> - ATI/AMD Radeon cards (free driver)
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> - Broadcom Tigon3 Gigabit Ethernet
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> - Intel PRO/100 Ethernet
</I>&gt;&gt;<i> - Matrox G200/G400/G550
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</I>&gt;<i> 
</I>&gt;<i> I have used Broadcom Tigon3 and ATI/AMD Radeon x700 without firmware, and it 
</I>&gt;<i> works basicaly enough to allow users to decide to get the firmware by them 
</I>&gt;<i> selves.
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So Tigon3 works to some degree without firmware?

That's good to hear. I don't have my tg3 system in use anymore.

&gt;<i> So I'd say yes it can and should move to non-free, as it is even possible to 
</I>&gt;<i> use this hardware without it.
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Anssi Hannula
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