[Fwd: Re: Fedora free software?]

[Tom "spot" Callaway]

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> From: Richard Stallman <rms at gnu.org>
>
>     I honestly wish we didn't have to have such a clause, but without binary
>     firmware, the vast majority of wireless hardware is completely
>     non-functional.
> 
> We have to recommend that people buy the only products that don't
> require non-free firmware.  See the Hardware pages on fsf.org.
> Can you help spread the word about this?

The link that RMS is referring to is here:
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/hardware.html

I don't think there is any harm in Fedora recommending that consumers
purchase wireless products that don't require firmware. I'm not entirely
sure the best way to go about this, though.

Thoughts?

~spot