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minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago“Firmware” is a terrible name, it’s exactly software.
minus-squareMetallibus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s closer to the hardware. Generally harder to update. It’s less frequently updated. And it’s less fault tolerant. Idk, sure, it’s technically software. But it’s pretty clearly at least a distinct subsection that deserves it’s own moniker.
“Firmware” is a terrible name, it’s exactly software.
It’s closer to the hardware. Generally harder to update. It’s less frequently updated. And it’s less fault tolerant.
Idk, sure, it’s technically software. But it’s pretty clearly at least a distinct subsection that deserves it’s own moniker.