Re: please
If I can't install from `netinst' I must try with 21 CDs!! or 3 dvd!! So
I think including some free modules like rt2500 or the kernel source and
gcc in netinst will help a big number of posible future debian users who
perhaps will persuade hardware vendors opening the source.
On Wed, 2007-06-06 at 10:44 +0200, Martin Schulze wrote:
> walter wrote:
> > Don't you think it would be a good idea including a few things in your
> > netinst cd? Wireless drivers, for example? Or, at least, the kernel
> > sources and compiler, so users will be able to compile the driver. I've
>
> Umh.. the netinst is "just" an installer that picks most of the packages
> from the network. If you want to have the entire distribution on a
> medium, you'll have to fetch the full set (as you apparently tried as
> well, so I don't understand your netinst request anyway).
>
> > lost a lot of time and plastic trying to download your dvds, cds. All
> > corrupt. It seems you or somebody else don't want people know about your
> > distro.
>
> All corrupt? I'm pretty sure something's wrong on your end since you're
> the first to report that every CD and DVD image is corrupt.
>
> FWIW: This belongs to debian-user@lists.debian.org.
>
> Could you explain how you have downloaded the images above and
> tried to burn them? Maybe that explains why you consder them all
> corrupt.
>
> It would also be helpful if you'd explain which wireless drivers you
> are missing in particular. Maybe it's those that we cannot ship
> anyway due to broken-minded vendors who believe they don't want to
> support Free Software and don't release specs or drivers in a
> distributable fashion. Just a guess, though. We need details.
>
> > It's ironic how easy is downloading private software with its cracks and
> > so difficult or imposible getting free software.
>
> What is private software?
>
> Regards,
>
> Joey
>
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