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> There are a lot of examples, but the most notable is the endorsement / promotion of the X60 / X200 with non-free EC firmware

See https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-hardware-designs.en.html

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> What is the boundary, in digital devices, between hardware and software? It follows from the definitions. Software is the operational part of a device that can be copied and changed in a computer; hardware is the operational part that can't be. This is the right way to make the distinction because it relates to the practical consequences.

> There is a gray area between hardware and software that contains firmware that can be upgraded or replaced, but is not meant ever to be upgraded or replaced once the product is sold.

See http://ps-2.kev009.com/pccbbs/mobiles/7buj19us.txt ^F EC version

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