b4dm4rk@seemel.ink to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前Firmware.seemel.inkexternal-linkmessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1126arrow-down14cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 年前“Firmware” is a terrible name, it’s exactly software.
minus-squareMetallibus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 年前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.
“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.