Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 06:36:36PM +0000, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2022 at 08:18:55AM -0700, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 10:12:48AM +0200, Bart Martens wrote:
> > > 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.
> >
> > Do you mean that official or unofficial media can contain packages from
> > non-free?
> >
> > If you mean official media, this is more radical than Steve's proposal.
> > It would permit arbitrary non-free packages as long as users were
> > informed.
> >
> > If you mean unofficial media - that's the status quo. In which case,
> > this option is the same as Simon's and none of the above.
> >
> > Ross
> >
>
> /packages from the non-free *firmware* section/
>
> This is _only_ firmware and not arbitrary non-free packages. It's not drivers
> per se.
Sorry if I'm missing something here, but Bart's proposal doesn't mention the
non-free-firmware section - only non-free. That's why I asked.
Am I being dense?
Ross
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