"Blob" and FreeBSD

Adam Stroud adam at thegeeklord.com
Wed Mar 29 14:45:58 UTC 2006


I have been using both Open and Free BSD for a few years.  Here is a 
Quick question about FreeBSD and the use of third party closed source 
binary drivers (known as "blob" to the OpenBSD community).  I was just 
doing some reading on the OpenBSD website about their views on third 
closed source drivers (they are completely against them).  Are the 
FreeBSD developers/community also against the use of closed drivers? 
Are these type of drivers currently being used in FreeBSD?  Any 
comments/pointers to relevant information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
A


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