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Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware



On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 07:14:26PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> Quoting Bart Martens (2022-08-24 10:12:48)
> > =================================
> > 
> > The Debian project is permitted to make distribution media (installer images
> > and live images) containing packages from the non-free section of the Debian
> > archive available for download alongside with the free media in a way that the
> > user is informed before downloading which media are the free ones.
> > 
> > =================================
> 
> Seconded.  Thanks for proposing this alternative, Bart.
> 
> In my view, this alternative and the one proposed by Simon achieve
> technically the same

Really? My text is meant to cover the concerns of both Simon and Steve. I
share Simon's concern on keeping free and non-free strictly separate, and I
also share Steve's concern on users needing non-free firmware for smoothly
installing Debian on their hardware.

> but communicated vastly different - which to me is
> (unfortunately) a sensible reason to have them both on the ballot.
> 
> 
>  - Jonas
> 
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