A take against "Firmware - what are we going to do about it?"

Instead, I use proprietary software (including other OSes), non-free and free software. I am very happy that Debian gives me the opportunity to choose it freely (free or non-free).

Monopoly or oligopoly are always inefficient choices in any market, even in the software market.

I hope that one day I will be able to build and sell machines with free software for audio production (recording, mixing, mastering), video production (rendering included) and forensic analysis as other manufacturers do ...

I am already working on reaching my target and presenting it to angel investors ...

I thank the Debian team and the other Linux based OS teams for their amazing contribution. I don't know if I'll ever reach my target, but I couldn't dream without them ...

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Il martedì, aprile 19, 2022, 6:32 PM, Francisco José Fernández Naranjo <fjfnaranjo@gmail.com> ha scritto:

Hi there!

I'm Naranjo, a proud Debian user :) i'm also a avid Redditor :)

Today, I've been watching a trending topic in a few sub-reddits
pointing to this article:

https://blog.einval.com/2022/04/19#firmware-what-do-we-do

I wrote my take in the Debian sub-reddit and I will like to post it
here too. This is just a personal take but I think it summarizes a
common feeling about other Debian users I now. I'm open to criticism
about it and maybe I can provide extra context if someone ask for it.
I didn't intended it to sound harsh, but I can see how it sounds a
little bit like it.

The following is my take in Reddit with emotional emphasis removed:

Mixing free and non-free software goes against the fundamental nature
of Debian. As stated in their ideological-oriented objectives and
philosophy:

https://www.debian.org/intro/why_debian

https://www.debian.org/intro/philosophy

If they change this criteria it will erode a lot of trust I and (I
guess) many people have in he project leadership.

Having the non-free installer more prominent in the download page
(with a visible warning about it) is ok. But allowing non-free
software to be distributed with free software in the main default
installer is going to harm the project.

I use the non-free image myself a lot, but having the free image as
the main focus makes myself trust them for many personal and
professional hosts. If they change this, it will look hypocritical,
like the way a politician twist the narrative to pursue a personal
interest disregarding the common good.

It also validates the strict POV of the FSF and RMS, making their
apparent excessive zealot a justified cautionary tale.