Binary blob (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Binary blob" in English language version.

Last modified: 02:20:16, 31 May 2026 (UTC)

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106web.archive.org

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73kerneltrap.org

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63gnu.org

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54openbsd.org

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53bxr.su

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42mdoc.su

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33lwn.net

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22phoronix.com

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22debian.org

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22fsf.org

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22openbsd.su

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11pcworld.com

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11puri.sm

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11linux.org.ru

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11newsforge.com

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11gentoo.org

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bxr.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

Scott Long; Adaptec, Inc (2000). "aac(4) — Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver". BSD Cross Reference. FreeBSD. If the kernel is compiled with the COMPAT_LINUX option, or the aac_linux.ko and linux.ko modules are loaded...
- "aac -- Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver". FreeBSD Manual Pages.
- Achim Leubner (2013). "aacraid(4) — Adaptec AACRAID Controller driver". BSD Cross Reference. FreeBSD. If the kernel is compiled with the COMPAT_LINUX option, or the aacraid_linux.ko and linux.ko modules are loaded...
  - "aacraid -- Adaptec AACRAID Controller driver". FreeBSD Manual Pages.
  - "build/options/WITHOUT_SOURCELESS_UCODE". BSD Cross Reference. FreeBSD. 2012-02-04.

debian.org (Global: 3,258^th place; English: 2,984^th place)

packages.debian.org

"Debian packages built from the source package 'firmware-nonfree' - Binary firmware for various drivers in the Linux kernel". 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.
"Debian firmware-linux packages". 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-25.

fsf.org (Global: 8,097^th place; English: low place)

"Protest against ATI nearly led to the arrest of RMS". Free Software Foundation. 27 April 2006. Retrieved 2006-10-10.
"Campaign for Free BIOS". Free Software Foundation. 2006-11-29. Retrieved 2007-01-02.

fsfla.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"FSFLA: Take your freedom back, with Linux-2.6.33-libre". fsfla.org.

gentoo.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

bugs.gentoo.org

"928630 – chrome/chromium va-api support failing". bugs.gentoo.org. Retrieved 2026-05-31.

gnu.org (Global: 1,901^st place; English: 1,743^rd place)

kerneltrap.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

Andrews, Jeremy (2006-04-19). "Interview with Jonathan Gray and Damien Bergamini". kerneltrap.org. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
Andrews, Jeremy (2006-05-02), "Interview: Theo de Raadt", KernelTrap, Jeremy Andrews, archived from the original on 2006-06-03
"OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets". KernelTrap. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2006-06-23.

kroah.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Greg Kroah-Hartman (2006). "Myths, Lies, and Truths about the Linux kernel". Linux Symposium.

linux.org.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

Constantine A. Murenin (2006-12-10). "Почему так важно иметь документацию по программированию железа". Linux.org.ru (in Russian).

lwn.net (Global: 4,372^nd place; English: 3,269^th place)

Jake Edge (2015-06-17). "Chromium suddenly starts downloading a binary blob". LWN.net. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
"a/lt-binary". lwn.net.
Greg Kroah-Hartman (June 2008). "A position statement on Linux Kernel Modules". The Linux Foundation.

marc.info (Global: low place; English: low place)

Theo de Raadt (2005-09-09). "RAID management support coming in OpenBSD 3.8". misc@ (Mailing list). OpenBSD.

mdoc.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

Scott Long; Adaptec, Inc (2000). "aac(4) — Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver". BSD Cross Reference. FreeBSD. If the kernel is compiled with the COMPAT_LINUX option, or the aac_linux.ko and linux.ko modules are loaded...
- "aac -- Adaptec AdvancedRAID Controller driver". FreeBSD Manual Pages.
- Achim Leubner (2013). "aacraid(4) — Adaptec AACRAID Controller driver". BSD Cross Reference. FreeBSD. If the kernel is compiled with the COMPAT_LINUX option, or the aacraid_linux.ko and linux.ko modules are loaded...
  - "aacraid -- Adaptec AACRAID Controller driver". FreeBSD Manual Pages.

newsforge.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

os.newsforge.com

Matzan, Jem (15 June 2005). "BSD cognoscenti on Linux". NewsForge. Archived from the original on 23 March 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-07. See Christos Zoulas's response to "Is sharing between Free/Open/NetBSD and the Linux kernel a common occurrence? And if so, does it go both ways?"

openbsd.org (Global: low place; English: 9,957^th place)

"3.9: "Blob!"". OpenBSD Release Songs. OpenBSD. 2006-05-01. Blobs are vendor-compiled binary drivers without any source code.
Theo de Raadt (2016-12-03). "Page 11: The hardware: ethernet". Open Documentation for Hardware. OpenCON 2006, 2–3 December 2006. Courtyard Venice Airport, Venice/Tessera, Italy. Only a few recalcitrant vendors remain closed. / ethernet 95% documented 99% working / Open documentation largely due to the effort of one man: Bill Paul
"3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"". OpenBSD Release Songs. OpenBSD. 2005-11-01.
Jonathan Gray (2006-12-02). "Page 26: Only open for business: FreeBSD". Driver Architecture and Implementation in OpenBSD. OpenCON 2006, 2–3 December 2006. Courtyard Venice Airport, Venice/Tessera, Italy. Retrieved 2019-03-27. drivers designed for binary only Linux RAID management tools

openbsd.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

"/sys/dev/microcode/". OpenBSD.
"sysutils/firmware". OpenBSD ports.

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

Chris Hoffmann (2015-02-13). "How Intel and PC makers prevent you from modifying your laptop's firmware". pcworld.com. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

phoronix.com (Global: 4,058^th place; English: 2,920^th place)

Michael Larabel (2012-08-06). "Coreboot: Replacing Intel's Binary Video BIOS Blob". Phoronix. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
Michael Larabel (2012-10-24). "Raspberry Pi GPU Driver Turns Out To Be Crap". Phoronix. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

puri.sm (Global: low place; English: low place)

"BIOS Freedom Status". puri.sm. 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2015-06-23.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Theo de Raadt (2016-12-03). "Page 11: The hardware: ethernet". Open Documentation for Hardware. OpenCON 2006, 2–3 December 2006. Courtyard Venice Airport, Venice/Tessera, Italy. Only a few recalcitrant vendors remain closed. / ethernet 95% documented 99% working / Open documentation largely due to the effort of one man: Bill Paul
Andrews, Jeremy (2006-04-19). "Interview with Jonathan Gray and Damien Bergamini". kerneltrap.org. Archived from the original on 2007-12-11. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
Matzan, Jem (15 June 2005). "BSD cognoscenti on Linux". NewsForge. Archived from the original on 23 March 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-07. See Christos Zoulas's response to "Is sharing between Free/Open/NetBSD and the Linux kernel a common occurrence? And if so, does it go both ways?"
Andrews, Jeremy (2006-05-02), "Interview: Theo de Raadt", KernelTrap, Jeremy Andrews, archived from the original on 2006-06-03
Jonathan Gray (2006-12-02). "Page 26: Only open for business: FreeBSD". Driver Architecture and Implementation in OpenBSD. OpenCON 2006, 2–3 December 2006. Courtyard Venice Airport, Venice/Tessera, Italy. Retrieved 2019-03-27. drivers designed for binary only Linux RAID management tools
"OpenBSD Works To Open Wireless Chipsets". KernelTrap. November 2, 2004. Archived from the original on 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2006-06-23.

Binary blob (English Wikipedia)

bxr.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

debian.org (Global: 3,258th place; English: 2,984th place)

packages.debian.org

fsf.org (Global: 8,097th place; English: low place)

fsfla.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

gentoo.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

bugs.gentoo.org

gnu.org (Global: 1,901st place; English: 1,743rd place)

kerneltrap.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

kroah.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

linux.org.ru (Global: low place; English: low place)

lwn.net (Global: 4,372nd place; English: 3,269th place)

marc.info (Global: low place; English: low place)

mdoc.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

newsforge.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

os.newsforge.com

openbsd.org (Global: low place; English: 9,957th place)

openbsd.su (Global: low place; English: low place)

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889th place; English: 1,323rd place)

phoronix.com (Global: 4,058th place; English: 2,920th place)

puri.sm (Global: low place; English: low place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

debian.org (Global: 3,258^th place; English: 2,984^th place)

fsf.org (Global: 8,097^th place; English: low place)

gnu.org (Global: 1,901^st place; English: 1,743^rd place)

lwn.net (Global: 4,372^nd place; English: 3,269^th place)

openbsd.org (Global: low place; English: 9,957^th place)

pcworld.com (Global: 1,889^th place; English: 1,323^rd place)

phoronix.com (Global: 4,058^th place; English: 2,920^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)