Bug#685499: closed by Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org> (Re: Bug#685499: debian-installer: Include firmware-linux)
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 06:41:59PM +0200, borish wrote:
> Well, I know how to solve my problem, but this doesn't help the
> unexperienced user who might ditch Debian if wifi doesn't work and
> install Ubuntu instead. Ubuntu supports non-free firmware during
> install.
I don't think Debian should violate the social contract just to make
inexperienced users have an easier time.
After all if they don't learn that their wifi requires non-free software
to work, then what is the point of even having Debian promise to be all
free software?
--
Len Sorensen
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