How do you justify, in the RMS/FSF view, that only some software must be free, and that for some software it does not matter? (Desktop/Laptop PC software vs. all other software -- Internet appliances, set-top boxes, embedded systems, etc.)
When Linux is embedded will the FSF not care about those embedded systems? Can Hurd be embedded? What happens when it is in a cellphone someday?
Many embedded Linux distruibutions already do not supply source code (for those interested in that, do a Google search for the distros and investigate, not all, but some do not supply the sources).
Noone can claim that they have 100% free software in their PC/Laptop -- there is the BIOS, ATA, IDE devices, all which are software that is not free.
When PCs transform into household electronics more like stereos are now than PCs are now, what will happen then?
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How do you justify, in the RMS/FSF view, that only some software must be free, and that for some software it does not matter? (Desktop/Laptop PC software vs. all other software -- Internet appliances, set-top boxes, embedded systems, etc.)
When Linux is embedded will the FSF not care about those embedded systems? Can Hurd be embedded? What happens when it is in a cellphone someday?
Many embedded Linux distruibutions already do not supply source code (for those interested in that, do a Google search for the distros and investigate, not all, but some do not supply the sources).
Noone can claim that they have 100% free software in their PC/Laptop -- there is the BIOS, ATA, IDE devices, all which are software that is not free.
When PCs transform into household electronics more like stereos are now than PCs are now, what will happen then?