Like A Duck to Programmer [email protected] • 2 years agoFirmwareseemel.inkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up128cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 years agoIs this actually the reason it’s called this? Like dead serious.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•2 years agoIf it’s fake, it’s a decades old prank. I heard it used seriously pre-millennium. It fits extremely well. Software changes regularly. Hardware never changes, while firmware is mostly fixed, but can change periodically.
minus-squareandrewlinkfedilink2•2 years agoIt gets old on the device since it’s never updated and eventually it starts to ferment. Fermware -> firmware.
Is this actually the reason it’s called this? Like dead serious.
If it’s fake, it’s a decades old prank. I heard it used seriously pre-millennium.
It fits extremely well. Software changes regularly. Hardware never changes, while firmware is mostly fixed, but can change periodically.
then where else does firmware come from?
It gets old on the device since it’s never updated and eventually it starts to ferment. Fermware -> firmware.