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Binary blob

In the context of free and open-source software, proprietary software only available as a binary executable is referred to as a blob or binary blob. The term usually refers to a device driver module loaded into the kernel of an open-source operating system, and is sometimes also applied to code running outside the kernel, such as system firmware images…

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Policy by project

Use via wrappers

Device firmware

Wrapper library

BIOS and UEFI

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Binary blob

Nodes87
Edges86
Triples79
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022989
Components1

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Binary blob

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related to Policy by project · 23
Binary blob → As, BSD, Debian, Debian Social Contract, Devuan, DragonFly BSD, FreeBSD, FSF, FSFLA, However, LibreCMC, Linux, Linux-libre, NetBSD, OpenBSD's, Parabola, Projects, Some, Some FSF-approved, The Debian
related to External links · 21
Binary blob → Archived, Black Hat Wireless Exploit, Brian Krebs, Damien Bergamini, Damien Bergamini's, InfoWorld, Interview, Jonathan Gray, July, June, KernelTrap, LWN, May, McMillan, OpenBSDKernelTrap, Researchers, Retrieved, Robert, Verbatim, Washington Post's
related to Use via wrappers · 14
Binary blob → Another, Circa, Examples, FreeBSD, Linux, Linux-specific, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft's NDIS API, NDISwrapper, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Project Evil, RAID, These
related to Device firmware · 12
Binary blob → Although, CPU, DLL, DMA, Firmware, In, Intel Wireless, On Microsoft Windows, RAM, SYS, The OpenBSD, VXD
see also · 5
Binary blob → ANT, Character, FOSSLinuxBootLoadable, Free, NSA Binary
related to Problems · 4
Binary blob → Firstly, Such, The, There

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firmware binary drivers free hardware device system software driver linux kernel proprietary microcode operating blobs source project openbsd also provide

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareFirmware0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareIn0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareRAM0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareAlthough0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareCPU0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareDMA0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareThe OpenBSD0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareIntel Wireless0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareOn Microsoft Windows0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareSYS0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareDLL0.60section
Binary blobrelated to Device firmwareVXD0.60section

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