Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
Theodore Ts'o dijo [Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 04:13:20PM -0400]:
> Whether we recommend the one with non-free firmware or not (some have
> proposed that the "free" installer would have "visual priority",
> whatever that means), I suspect there will be various Linux newbie or
> FAQ's, external to Debian, that will warn users that the using the
> "free" installer will just cause them pain and frustration.
Of course. OTOH, without the firmware, we cause that same pain and
frustration. You might be making a good point for Steve's original
proposal, of course.
> So there may be some unintended consequences where new users may
> associate "100% free software" with "not functional" and "induces pain
> and frustration", such that it might end up *hurting* the cause of
> free software.
The sad thing is... That it is true :-(
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