zykotick9: Can software that REQUIRES non-free firmware to run, still be...
Can software that REQUIRES non-free firmware to run, still be considered free? I'd say no, but !fsf irc channel disagreed.
View Articlemarktraceur: I disagreed because, while it may require non-free software now,...
I disagreed because, while it may require non-free software now, as soon as someone develops similar free software, you can use that!
View Articlezykotick9: @marktraceur i'd say, until you have replaced all the non-free...
@marktraceur i'd say, until you have replaced all the non-free pieces, it's non-free software.
View Articlejxself: @marktraceur That argument assumes a free software will eventually be...
@marktraceur That argument assumes a free software will eventually be developed. And if it never is? Just keep saying the same thing?
View Articlemarktraceur: The entire set of software is non-free, but each *part* can be...
The entire set of software is non-free, but each *part* can be free or non-free depending on its own license.
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