[Arm-netbook] CC3000 Wi-Fi for MCU

[lkcl luke]

2012/1/25 Henrik Nordström <henrik at henriknordstrom.net>:

> I draw the border slightly different but similar. If the device would function the same with romed firmware as with a firmware blob where the cpu i run my free OS on is only uploading to the device and not executing it in any manner then it's acceptable by aggregation imho.

 lots of people take this view (myself included).  and then it turns
out that the proprietary firmware monitors, eavesdrops and informs on
your location, or allows for the arbitrary execution of code that is
downloaded over-the-air.

 whoops.

 no that is _not_ a hoax.  i spoke recently to a 3G modem manufacturer
and they accidentally let slip that they are "required" to allow the
3G carriers to deploy arbitrarily-executed code.

 l.