Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
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On 18.08.22 21:58, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> So, I propose the following:
>
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>
> We will include non-free firmware packages from the
> "non-free-firmware" section of the Debian archive on our official
> media (installer images and live images). The included firmware
> binaries will *normally* be enabled by default where the system
> determines that they are required, but where possible we will include
> ways for users to disable this at boot (boot menu option, kernel
> command line etc.).
>
> When the installer/live system is running we will provide information
> to the user about what firmware has been loaded (both free and
> non-free), and we will also store that information on the target
> system such that users will be able to find it later. The target
> system will *also* be configured to use the non-free-firmware
> component by default in the apt sources.list file. Our users should
> receive security updates and important fixes to firmware binaries just
> like any other installed software.
>
> We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the
> current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages.
>
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Seconded. I'll also second the updated wording suggested by Steve in
<[🔎] 20220819102651.GV2641389@tack.einval.com>
> "Where non-free firmware is found to be necessary, the target system
> will *also* be configured to use the non-free-firmware component by
> default in the apt sources.list file."
Kind regards and thanks Steve for finally pushing this through
Philipp Kern
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