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+ <li><a href="#39">3.9: "Blob!"</a>
  <li><a href="#38">3.8: "Hackers of the Lost RAID"</a>
  <li><a href="#37">3.7: "The Wizard of OS"</a>
  <li><a href="#36">3.6: "Pond-erosa Puff (live)"</a>
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+ <a name=39></a>
+ <h2><font color="#00b000"><a href="38.html">
+.9: "Blob!"</a></font></h2>
+ <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="100%">
+ <tr>
+ <td valign="top" width="33%">
+ <a href="orders.html">[Order OpenBSD 3.9 or other items]</a><br>
+ OpenBSD 3.9 CD2 track 2 is an<br>
+ uncompressed copy of this song.<br>
+ <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/songs/song39.mp3">MP3 song (4:00 minutes, 7.6MB)</a><br>
+ <a href="ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/songs/song39.ogg">OGG song (4:00 minutes, 6.0MB)</a><br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ <a href="images/Blob.jpg"><img alt="Blob" src="images/Blob.jpg"></a>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ <em>
+ OpenBSD emphasizes security. It also emphasizes openness. All the code
+ is there for all to see. Blobs are vendor-compiled binary drivers
+ without any source code. Hardware makers like them because they
+ obscure the details of how to make their hardware work. They hide bugs
+ and workarounds for bugs. Newer versions of blobs can weaken support
+ for older hardware and motivate people to buy new hardware.<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Blobs are expedient. Many other open source operating systems
+ cheerfully incorporate them; in fact their users demand them.<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ But when you need to trust the system, how do you check the blob for
+ quality? For adherence to standards? How do you know the blob contains
+ no malicious code? No incompetent code? Inspection is impossible; you
+ can only test the black box. And when it breaks, you have no idea why.<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ <ul>
+ <li>Blobs can be 'de-supported' by vendors<br>
+ at any time.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>Blobs cannot be supported by developers.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>Blobs cannot be fixed by developers.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>Blobs cannot be improved.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>Blobs cannot be audited.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>
+ Blobs are specific to an architecture, thus<br>
+ less portable.<br>
+ <br>
+ <li>Blobs are quite often massively bloated.<br>
+ </ul>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ This release, like every OpenBSD release, contains OpenBSD and its
+ source code. It runs on a wide variety of hardware. It contains many
+ new features and improvements. OpenBSD does attempt to convince
+ vendors to release documentation, and often reverse-engineers around
+ the need for blobs. OpenBSD remains blob-free. Anyone can look at it,
+ assess it, improve it. If it breaks, it can be fixed.
+ </em>
+ </td><td valign="top" width="3%">
+ <br>
+ </td><td valign=top width="30%">
+ <br><br><br>
+ Little baby Blobby was a cute little baby<br>
+ when we found him on the beach,<br>
+ there was nothin' shady<br>
+ you could bounce him on your knee<br>
+ like a ba-ba-ball<br>
+ and his first little word was adorable<br>
+ <br>
+ He said a blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah<br>
+ Blah!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Thin edge of the wedge?<br>
+ But everybody was so happy - about Blob<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Blob was popular at school he was helpful too<br>
+ He could get your motor runnin'<br>
+ with a drop of goo<br>
+ He was givin' it away never charged a dime<br>
+ But by the time he graduated<br>
+ Blob was business slime!<br>
+ <br>
+ He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ He's givin' you the Evil Eye!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Now everybody had it<br>
+ they was drivin' around<br>
+ They was givin' up their freedoms<br>
+ for convenience now<br>
+ Blobbin' up the freeway, water black as pitch<br>
+ And somehow little Blobby was a growin' rich!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ He was a blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ It's linkin' time!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Now it was out of control<br>
+ n' fishy's came to depend<br>
+ on Blobby's Blob Blah, seemed to be no end<br>
+ Then his empire spread and to their surprise<br>
+ Blobby been a growin' to incredible size!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ He's a blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah<br>
+ B-b-b-b-b-b-b-b-b<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Then along came a genius Doctor Puffystien<br>
+ And he battled the Blob<br>
+ who had crossed the line<br>
+ He was 50 feet tall - Doctor said "No fear"<br>
+ I got a sample of Blob I can reverse engineer!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ But it was too late!<br>
+ Blob was takin' over the world!<br>
+ He wants your video!<br>
+ Ya he wants your net!<br>
+ He wants your drive!<br>
+ He wants it all!!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ Somebody help us!<br>
+ Noooooooo!<br>
+ NVIDIA!<br>
+ Intel!<br>
+ Atheros!<br>
+-Ware!<br>
+ VIA!<br>
+ ATI!<br>
+ Broadcom!<br>
+ TI!<br>
+ Myricom!<br>
+ HighPoint!<br>
+ Adaptec!<br>
+ Mylex!<br>
+ ICP Vortex!<br>
+ and IBM!<br>
+ Takin' over the world!<br>
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ </td><td valign=top width="33%">
+ <img src="images/39song.gif"><br>
+ </td></tr></table>
+ <p>
+ <em>
+ CD 2 track 2 is an audio track entitled "Blob!".
+ Music composed by Ty Semaka and Jonathan Lewis.
+ Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jonathan Lewis of Moxam Studios (1-403-233-0350).
+ Vocals and Lyrics by <a href="http://www.tysemaka.com">Ty Semaka</a> &amp;
+ Theo de Raadt.
+ Bass guitar, organ and bubbles by Jonathan Lewis.
+ Guitar by <a href="http://www.tom-bagley.com">Tom Bagley</a>.
+ Drums by Jim Buick.
+ <br>
+ <br>
+ </em>
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