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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">
+3.9: "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>
+3-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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