Re: Help - 13-year Debian veteran can't install Jessie

[Michael Fothergill <michael.fothergill@googlemail.com>]

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>>       Don't we mean: firmware.  Nonfree firmware was removed from
>>       Debian main for some silly reason.  A lot of hardware needs it
>>       to function.
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>> I agree.  Having to install the firmware manually to get X11 working is a
>> bit Arthur Tuttlesque.
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>> Why not go the whole hog and install Gentoo instead?
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>> MF
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Well, you get what you pay for. If you want the free beer, you have to
stand in line, and you have to put up with the advertising, and  with
all that comes with the free beer.

​I see the manual installation of the firmware I did after adding the non-free option in the source file ​as being like putting on a free pair of spectacles and turning on the the non-free option in the installer as being similar to adorning a free prosthetic leg.

For me, normal use of the non-free stuff is a bit like choosing to use an umbrella ie useful but non essential that has a designer label printed on it etc. Or not if that is your choice.

But maybe this is not the correct way to think about this.....

MF

 

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Joel Rees