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Firmware. (seemel.ink)

submitted 3 years ago by b4dm4rk@seemel.ink to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] jantin@lemmy.world 46 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Wait... It's not "firm" as in "company that made the stuff"? FIRMware = the official software a firm pushes to patch things they make

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[–] nailbar@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 years ago (1 child)

This was my assumption too, but I like this description better.

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[–] intelati@programming.dev 5 points 3 years ago

I'm here like "whynotboth.gif"

I like it..

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[–] Tenshi@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago

Okay, but now explain Hard and Soft

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[–] arandomthought@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago

I thought exactly the same thing...

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[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago

But third party firmware isn't official

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