Like A Duck to Programmer [email protected] • 1 year agoFirmwareseemel.inkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up128cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•1 year 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•1 year agoIt gets old on the device since it’s never updated and eventually it starts to ferment. Fermware -> firmware.
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.