Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:32:23AM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Bart Martens dijo [Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 06:24:32PM +0200]:
> > > > 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).
> > > > ...
> > > > We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the
> > > > ^^^^^^^^^
> > > > current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages.
> > >
> > > We are replacing stuff very often, for example when we update the installer it
> > > is replaced too. For me, the replace in the proposal is meaning that kind of
> > > replacing.
> >
> > Yes indeed. It's replacing a free installer by a non-free one.
> >
> > > We'd not taking anything away in respect to the spirit of SC-1.
> >
> > We'd take away the free installer.
>
> If a free installer is still produced and offered alongside the one
> including non-free-firmware, would you feel more at ease?
Yes, alongside would be perfect for me.
> That sounds
> like an easy compromise to make, and many people would probably
> welcome it.
That could be true, indeed.
>
> Debian would recommend the one with non-free-firmware, for the
> purposes of enabling users to install on current hardware, but both
> would be available.
Do we need to recommend one above the other? I'd rather use some short
explanation per installer to help the user choose.
Cheers, Bart
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