Ubuntu is not free.

[Michael T. Richter]

On Sat, 2006-08-07 at 16:46 +0200, meets at free.fr wrote:

> > > > Do you actually know what firmware is?
> > > ipw1100 and ipw2200. Go to Synaptic, and see in the linux-image
> > > properties. All is in there. 
> > So the correct answer to my question is "no".  I see.
> Firmware are programs that make the hardware fonction. I had not read
> your question the right way. I thought you were asking if I knew which
> firmwares were in there ? 
> The BIOS functions with a firmware, for example. Thus I think I know
> more or less what a firmware is. 


More "less" than "more", I'm afraid.

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