Re: Development Speed

[Óscar Fuentes]

Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> writes:

> Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:
>
>>> Yes.  In fact, some small businesses buy those PCs and install the free
>>> software and firmware onto them.
>
>> Installing GNU/Linux and a Free BIOS does not make a machine 100% Free.
>
> Indeed it doesn't, but the devices Richard referred to are 100% free
> with the free firmware and software installed.

And those are off-the-shelf x86(_64) PCs? Or are machines with special
hardware?

>> Then if the BIOS/UEFI/IME were read-only the FSF would be fine with them
>> being proprietary?
>
> Yes.  The ME is undesirable for other reasons, but if the firmware and
> ME were read-only they would not pose freedom issues, as they would be
> indistinguishable from hardware.

Then I'm more of a Free Software purist than the FSF.

I'm interested on what rms says about this.