Re: Bug#1032453: non-free-firmware changes and documentation needs to happen after SC change
Hello
El 21 de abril de 2023 14:30:24 CEST, Osamu Aoki <osamu@debian.org> escribió:
>Thank you for your reminder to update "Debian Reference".
>
>>
>> With the non-free-firmware changes, the text in §2.1.5 seems to need
>> an update. It reads like this:
>...
>>
>> But the first and third points are no longer true? So it seems these
>> do not work as reasons to explain why Debian is %100 free software.
>>
>> I think some other non-free references need to be updated or
>> non-free-firmware added to the «contrib, non-free» lists. One such
>> example is the reference to «non-free/kernel».
>
>I agree this eventually needs to be update. For upcoming bookworm release, I
>think it is premature to update §2.1.5 and I have only updated technical side of
>this change at: "Table 2.3. List of Debian archive area".
>
>https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#listofdebianarchivearea
>
>
>This is something I can do as recording facts. So I did it.
>
>I didn't invent the section §2.1.5. It is from Debian web page.
> Reasons to use Debian / why_debian
> https://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian
>
>
>So this why_debian page needs to be updated first.
>
>But in order to update this why_debian page properly, I think we need to wait SC
>change. (I CC debian-www@d.o ML)
>
>What has happened is "General Resolution: non-free firmware" is decided as
>"Choice 5: Change SC for non-free firmware in installer, one installer".
> https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_003#textf
> https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_003#outcome
>
>No agreement has been reached on SC text since that is the next planned action.
>
This already happened:
https://salsa.debian.org/webmaster-team/webwml/-/commit/79d1ad80a8ac84afa8c8a224b81fb50c327e6b4f
>Once the new SC text is accepted, I will update this §2.1.5 following why_debian
>page on www.debian.org.
>
In a first pass I thought that the page why_debian didn't need an update. I'll look at this more closely, comparing with Debian Reference and other updated documents, during this weekend (if anybody wants to go ahead, I'm also happy to read proposals from others).
Kind regards
>Please bug me when the situation over this issue matures. I will keep this as
>an open bug for now.
>
>Regards,
>
>Osamu
>
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