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[Mageia-dev] free software purity question

+ Johnny A. Solbu + cooker at solbu.net +
+ Thu Jul 19 17:58:30 CEST 2012 +

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On Thursday 19 July 2012 16:55, blind Pete wrote:
+> I am using an old ATI video card.  There is no closed source driver.  
+> There *is* a firmware update.  If I do NOT load the updated firmware 
+> how does it work?
+
+It will works just as before.
+I would have no problem using this card, as I don't need to install a closed firmware to make it work.
+
+> Am I not running any firmware at all?  Or am I  
+> just running an older buggier and equally untrustworthy version of 
+> the same code that was burned into the ROM at the factory?  
+
+You are running an old, most likely buggier, code.
+
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