Am 2004-05-26 11:14:02, schrieb Ben Armstrong:
>I don't buy this. Why would it be impossible for processor firmwares?
>Surely this is just an implementation detail. Processor firmwares would
>land squarely in non-free. Installation disks including those firmwares
>would be non-free. Those *choosing* to run Debian on a non-free
>firmware could do so with non-free installation disks. What is the big
>problem?
Right, this is exactly what I mean...
>With in Debian there is a blend of both. Any Debian developer can work
>on non-free packages. That is their prerogative. Those packages just
>won't be a part of Debian. Scary stories about how hypothetical evil
>firmwares for CPUs could make Debian fade to irrelevance in the future
>are FUD, plain and simple.
;-)
>There is the same solution there always has been: keep the non-free
>material out of Debian. Let the users make the choice. If they want to
>use non-free, let them. But as for Debian main, it remains entirely
>Free.
Agree !
>Regards,
>Ben
Greetings
Michelle
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