ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 14 hours agoIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up127file-text
arrow-up127message-squareIs the Darwin kernel, used in macOS and iOS, really open source?ryujin470@fedia.io to Technology@beehaw.org · 14 hours agomessage-square17fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 hours 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.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoAre you talking about firmware?
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?