Re: Possible draft non-free firmware option with SC change
Le Sun, Sep 11, 2022 at 08:19:26AM +0200, Simon Josefsson a écrit :
> The problem is caused by hardware manufacturer chosing to require
> non-free works for their use. The blame for that choice lies on the
> hardware manufacturer, not on Debian. Accepting the blame for someone
> else's choices and taking on the responsibility solve the consequences
> of that choice seems misguided to me. It makes it harder for users to
> experience the frustration of such hardware themselves. I disagree they
> always get the non-free installer eventually: some end up learning about
> the problem and chose better hardware. Some end up reverse engineering
> their hardware, and contributing to a free solution. Some dislike other
> distributions taking a less rigid stance on non-free works, and will
> come up with work-arounds to get Debian to work on the hardware. If
> Debian takes on itself to solve the problems with non-free hardware, I
> think we are in more difficult position to ask for a change.
Seconded.
We fought against lack of Linux drivers, then against the lack of free
drivers. Now, since in a lot of situation it is not tenable not to
provide Linux drivers (because Linux is the dominant server OS),
since it is not tenable to provide only non-free drivers (because
entreprise distros do not ship them), the move is toward smaller and
smaller drivers loading larger and larger non-free firmware.
Debian should not trick users into downloading non-free files.
Cheers,
--
Bill. <ballombe@debian.org>
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