Ubuntu tainting the kernel with proprietary drivers ?

[Scott Dier]

Lee Revell wrote:
> If including proprietary firmware constitutes a "non-free OS" then you
> must also consider running a completely open source OS on a machine with
> a proprietary BIOS to be a non-free OS, or communicating with a Windows
> box across the network to taint the system.

The problem I see with it is the promise of main/ -- I don't have 
software for the firmware let alone the proper license isn't in the 
'copyright' file for the linux-image package in main.

Thanks,

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Scott Dier <dieman at ringworld.org>