[Arm-netbook] CC3000 Wi-Fi for MCU

[Gordan Bobic]

On 01/25/2012 06:53 PM, lkcl luke wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Gordan Bobic<gordan at bobich.net>  wrote:
>> On 01/25/2012 06:21 PM, lkcl luke wrote:
>>> 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.
>>
>> Just like it would if it was in ROM rather than RAM. The point is moot.
>
>   yes i know.  it's not ideal.  the absolute ideal is to write the
> entire firmware - program the device from scratch.  then you know it
> can be trusted.

Which you cannot do unless the hardware takes a firmware blob from the 
driver.

So again, which is a lesser evil?

Gordan