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Bug#685499: closed by Michael Gilbert <mgilbert@debian.org> (Re: Bug#685499: debian-installer: Include firmware-linux)



On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 05:59:47AM +0200, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Quoting Philipp Kern (pkern@debian.org):
> > PS: No, I'm not happy it's closed. But I find it riduculous if you add another
> > CPU that you cannot control to load firmware, like a free mobile handset did.
> > And then it's free!!111 It's not all clear to me what a GR on a seperate
> > section for firmware would yield. (Especially given the fact that users now
> > need to activate the whole of non-free to get the firmware they need.
> > Ridiculous as well.)
> Hmmm, do we really need a GR in order to have two non-free sections?

If we want to include firmware on the installation media, then yes. If not,
ftp-master could possibly be petitioned. But I doubt that much would happen
without a GR.

Kind regards
Philipp Kern

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