Z:gnu-www-ja-free-system-distribution-guidelines--e5212d-Some applications and drivers/en

Some applications and drivers require firmware to function, and sometimes that firmware is distributed only in object code form, under a nonfree license. We call these firmware programs &ldquo;blobs.&rdquo; On most GNU/Linux systems, you'll typically find these accompanying some drivers in the kernel Linux. Such firmware should be removed from a free system distribution.