ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agoIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up130file-text
arrow-up130message-squareIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoWho are these people who think drivers can’t be open source?
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoNo one said they can’t be. But in the real world, drivers for some classes of devices only come in closed-source. I’m using the GNU project’s/RMS’s definition of FOSS here.
minus-squareThe_Decryptor@aussie.zonecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAre you talking about firmware?
Who are these people who think drivers can’t be open source?
No one said they can’t be. But in the real world, drivers for some classes of devices only come in closed-source. I’m using the GNU project’s/RMS’s definition of FOSS here.
Are you talking about firmware?