From: Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem
Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2013 08:53:54 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131219085354.14f70e8f@digimed.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <c810d42daea720e3a7a45fb1d05ae7d6@iiiha.com>
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On Thu, 19 Dec 2013 09:08:21 +0100, Florian HEGRON wrote:
> Anybody can explain to me the firmware goal ?
>
> For me a firmware is a internal software of a device. So I don't really
> understand.
Manufacturers often move some of the internal software from the device to
the driver, especially when they sell the same device in markets with
different regulations. The firmware is built into the Windows drivers so
they can produce one device for all markets and only change the supplied
drivers.
It also makes bug fixing easier, so they can spend less time and money on
testing, letting the users find the bugs and fix firmware issues with
driver updates.
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Neil Bothwick
Microsoft is to Software as McDonalds is to Cuisine
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Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-16 14:36 [gentoo-user] Wifi, problem, problem, problem Florian HEGRON
2013-12-16 14:45 ` Mehdi Chemloul
2013-12-16 15:43 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-16 15:56 ` Rick "Zero_Chaos" Farina
2013-12-16 20:27 ` Mick
2013-12-17 9:44 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-17 10:31 ` Peter Humphrey
2013-12-17 10:48 ` Neil Bothwick
2013-12-17 15:23 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-18 8:25 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-18 8:59 ` Randolph Maaßen
2013-12-18 9:06 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 8:08 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 8:47 ` Ivan T. Ivanov
2013-12-19 8:54 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 11:05 ` Ivan T. Ivanov
2013-12-19 13:19 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 13:50 ` Bruce Hill
2013-12-19 15:18 ` the
2013-12-19 19:17 ` Mick
2013-12-20 11:03 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-20 15:32 ` Bruce Hill
2013-12-19 13:51 ` Ivan T. Ivanov
2013-12-19 14:09 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 14:19 ` Ivan T. Ivanov
2013-12-19 14:27 ` the
2013-12-19 14:39 ` Ivan T. Ivanov
2013-12-19 14:44 ` Florian HEGRON
2013-12-19 8:53 ` Neil Bothwick [this message]
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