Re: Changing how we handle non-free firmware
On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 09:22:51PM +0200, Bart Martens wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 11:33:15AM -0400, Antoine Beaupré wrote:
> > Hi Steve (and everyone else),
> > > I believe that there is reasonably wide support for changing what we
> > > do with non-free firmware. I see several possible paths forward, but
> > > as I've stated previously I don't want to be making the decision
> > > alone. I believe that the Debian project as a whole needs to make the
> > > decision on which path is the correct one.
> >
> > Gulp, such a big jump! :) I personnally feel that we should make it
> > easier for people to install Debian, but I'm not quite sure I'm ready to
> > completely ditch the free images just yet. Maybe we could just promote
> > non-free images a little better, but I would much rather keep the free
> > images around. I guess that makes me a supporter of option "B",
>
> Rather option C. Option B is reinforcing the current situation. C proposes to
> promote non-free images a little better while keeping the free images.
Oops, my bad. B and C are similar on this aspect. A relevant difference is
however that in B the non-free images are promoted above the free ones.
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> > if I
> > understand correctly, but I am known for struggling with parsing GR
> > proposals. :)
> >
> > Thanks again for all your work, and for everyone for having a (so far)
> > rather polite discussion on this possibly difficult topic.
> >
> > a.
> >
> > --
> > Time is a created thing. To say, "I don't have time" is like saying,
> > "I don't want to."
> > - Lao Tzu
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