Re: free tg3 ethernet driver
From: Chris Snook
Date: Wed Oct 08 2008 - 21:14:19 EST
Davi Leal wrote:
We would like to have a tg3 driver which would be accepted as free by the
FSF's standards.
I would like a pony.
At least some part of the driver seems to be GPL'ed; see [1]. However, the
FSF's hardware guide lists tg3 as non-free, so there seems to be a non-free
firmware somewhere.
[1]
http://www.broadcom.com/support/ethernet_nic/driver-sla.php?driver=570x-Linux
Firmware blobs aren't news. They've been discussed at great length on
this list. If you want to whine about this, whine to Broadcom.
We would like to be able to use the free driver with Linux 2.6.27 or later.
You must be new here.
Donation pledge group at
http://gnuherds.org/pledges?id=58
Current donations: $101 USD
Gigabit NICs with firmware-free drivers cost $10. If you care that much
about the binary blob in tg3, maybe you should stop giving your money to
Broadcom, and start giving it to vendors whose drivers satisfy your
requirements.
-- Chris
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