On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 07:39:21AM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > Ansgar <ansgar@43-1.org> writes: > > > On Fri, 2022-08-19 at 16:23 +0200, Simon Richter wrote: > >> Do we need to update the Debian Social Contract for that? > >> Specifically paragraph 1, which currently reads > >> > >> Debian will remain 100% free > > > > No. Just like we don't need to update the Debian Social Contract for > > having https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/: we just ship > > additional files that might be useful for people having specific > > hardware. > > I disagree -- what is being proposed here is to replace our current > DSC-compatible free software installer images with non-free. That goes > significantly further than what the spirit of DSC§5 suggests. It not being replaced; there are just additional bits in there which help people to actually be able to install Debian on some modern machines. The guarantee in SC1 that we will never *require* those non-free bits, as writen out in "We will never make the system require the use of a non-free component." This GR does not violate this promise. -- tobi's 0.02 €
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