Bug#607193: document various download options/locations for Squeeze CD images
On Sun, Jan 02, 2011 at 11:46:49AM -0600, Jonathan Nieder wrote:
>Hi,
>
>Matthew Stitt wrote:
>> Stefano Zacchiroli wrote:
>
>>> Starting with Debian Squeeze, there will be (more) download options/locations
>>> for CD images, be them netinst/complete/etc. In particular, users of specific
>>> pieces of hardware will be affected by the choice of images containing (or not)
>>> non-free firmware for the Linux kernel.
>>>
>>> We should document that on the website before the Squeeze release, obviously
>>> the prominent links should point to Debian images; links to non-free firmware
>>> images should be provided under big fat warnings that they are not part of
>>> Debian and supported only to the extent that not having their source code
>>> permits. Maybe, a link to the announcement text of today
>>> (http://www.debian.org/News/2010/20101215) can be provided too?
>>
>> I would like to help but don't know how to get started. Is there
>> anything specific I could work on for the Squeeze team?
>
>I think http://www.debian.org/CD and particularly
>http://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/ would be the first pages that need
>updating. Perhaps someone on the debian-cd team (bcc-ed) would know
>where to find the images to link to?
They are in directories under
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
Once we do a release including them, I will add directory structure
there to match how we release the official images
(i.e. http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/6.0.0
etc.)
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