[Freedombox-discuss] non-free on sources.list
On Fri, 9 Dec 2011 12:07:12 -0200, Felipe Sanches <juca at members.fsf.org> wrote:
> I think that it would be good software-freedom policy to keep the
> repositories completely clean of non-free packages and then have clear
> documentation stating which non-free packages are needed for each
> additional features that are not supported by the fully-free system.
My question is what you mean by 'the repositories' in this context?
Debian already keeps non-free firmware in a separate repository that's
not enabled by default.
> So, people who cannot afford to lack these features would have to
> manually install the non-free stuff. It is important to leave non-free
> packages to be explicetly installed manually by the users that desire
> them so that every user of non-free packages is aware of its usage of
> non-free stuff (and the reasons for needing that).
Anyone who wants to install Debian themselves already has exactly this
behavior. However, when we're building install images for a specific
hardware target like the Dreamplug that needs non-free firmware (which
is the only real use for freedom-maker right now), it seems appropriate
to include the required firmware in the image.
Bdale
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