On 10/02/2021 06:31, Zlatan wrote:
There is isenkram-cli which can detect and autoinstall the needed firmware. Z
Ah thanks for this, I had never heard of that one, these tools need to be better known.
Also vrms, lists any non-free software installed it may help anyone who wants to keep non-free software to a minimum. But also both of these helps the developers
Also could be a way to audit what is actually out there, could feed in to helping developers.
I understand the dilemma we have here, trying to create a free OS, free of non free software but up against it, usually with the essential items such as networking hardware, needing non free firmware / drivers etc.
But anything to help is a good thing, networking is pretty essential, and wireless networking is essential on portable devices or they are less than portable.
Keep up the good work. Regards Paul
On February 10, 2021 3:11:29 AM GMT+01:00, "積丹尼 Dan Jacobson" <jidanni@jidanni.org> wrote:Hey everybody, wouldn't it be nice if there was a prober, like lshw, that probed all the firmware one needed? https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=982402 <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=982402> It would say: " You need the following Debian firmware packages firmware-X firmware-Y firmware-Z Remember, a proper system needs proper firmware. Not too much, but also not too little. " -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
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