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Re: Install fwupd on a default installation



Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> (2018-12-26):
> >Philipp Kern <pkern@debian.org> (2018-12-26):
> >> I'm not sure, though, if there is some philosophical objection here in
> >> that fwupd downloads non-free blobs and/or that Debian does not actually
> >> ship the blobs themselves.
> >
> >FWIW both parts seem unacceptable to me, esp. in a default installation.
> 
> They're not all necessarily non-free, but it's a useful service for
> people to make safe firmware updates easy.

How do we know those blobs are safe, and that they won't change all of a
sudden if they aren't hosted on Debian infrastructure?


Cheers,
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Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org)            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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