Re: GNU-Darwin: missing code in Darwin
Re: GNU-Darwin: missing code in Darwin
- Subject: Re: GNU-Darwin: missing code in Darwin
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 14:23:21 -0400 (EDT)
My method is to delete all proprietary drivers, then add them back
carefully until I get a minimal set. I report that to Apple, and to
others as required. For Darwin-7 that set was as follows.
AppleAPIC.kext/
AppleI386GenericPlatform.kext/
These drivers were modified and released in Darwin-8, but another
driver appeared, which is required for the system to boot.
AppleACPIPlatform
That appears to me as a ruse in order to bury the dog deeper so that
FOSS developers will continuing with the platform. At least we are now
fortunately left with a single proprietary driver to deal with.
GNU-Darwin will not distribute proprietary drivers, so we are stranded
at 1.0 at this time so far as the OS is concerned. I now plan to work
on a PPC version in order to see if it works as a free OS.
With respect to GNU-Darwin; when we are not OS hacking, we are building
and packaging free software for users. It is unfortunate to me that we
must use the above drivers in order to do that, but it is necessary in
order to reach Apple users with the values of software freedom now.
Regards,
proclus
http://www.gnu-darwin.org/
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