Talk:Proprietary firmware

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As far as I can tell, every single source on this page, with the exception of #10, is associated with open-source developers. This makes it pretty hard for the article to present the topic neutrally, as its sources are not independent.

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"/sys/dev/microcode/". OpenBSD.
^a ^b Jeremy Andrews (2005-03-08). "Feature: OpenBSD's "Out of the Box" Wireless Support". KernelTrap. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09.
^a ^b ^c ^d Jeremy Andrews (2006-05-02). "Interview: Theo de Raadt". KernelTrap. Archived from the original on 2006-06-03.
^ Jeremy Andrews (2006-04-19). "Interview: Jonathan Gray and Damien Bergamini". KernelTrap. Archived from the original on 2006-04-24. Firmwares are not considered blobs and can be shipped with the base system (provided their license allows free redistribution). Firmwares execute on the device itself, meaning they are not tied to a particular OS, while blobs execute on the host CPU, most of the time inside the kernel.
^a ^b ^c Jeremy Andrews (2004-11-02). "Feature: OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets". KernelTrap. Archived from the original on 2006-06-20.
^a ^b Theo de Raadt (2016-12-03). "Page 13: The hardware: 802.11 wireless networking (more detail)". Open Documentation for Hardware. OpenCON 2006, 2–3 December 2006. Courtyard Venice Airport, Venice/Tessera, Italy.
^a ^b Constantine A. Murenin (2006-12-10). "Почему так важно иметь документацию по программированию железа". Linux.org.ru (in Russian).
^ "sysutils/firmware". OpenBSD ports.
^a ^b Mark Shuttleworth (2014-03-17). "ACPI, firmware and your security".
"Drunk drivers granted access to breathalyser source code". 2005-11-03. Archived from the original on 2008-09-30.

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