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Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?



Russ Allbery wrote:
>Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> writes:
>
>> Thanks! That's a really good question, and one that we should also
>> include on the GR. I'd split my option 5 into two:
>
>> 5. Include non-free firmware but do not enable it by default
>> 6. Include non-free firmware and enable it by default
>
>> In either case, we'd make the opposite choice available via a d-i kernel
>> command line option and a boot menu option. I think that makes sense?
>
>I agree with this option split, but that reminds me of a different
>procedural note.
>
>While I recognize and respect the desire to create a comprehensive ballot,
>I'm still going to advocate for proposing a GR only with the options that
>the person proposing the GR would vote above NOTA, and possibly only your
>preferred options.

ACK, that's fair and reasonable.

-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
"We're the technical experts.  We were hired so that management could
 ignore our recommendations and tell us how to do our jobs."  -- Mike Andrews


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