Hi all! [ I've also blogged about this - see https://blog.einval.com/2022/10/02#firmware-vote-result ]
I'm assuming that there will be no surprises and Kurt will shortly confirm the result that devotee reported already [1]. :-) We have quite a few things to do now, ideally before the freeze for Debian 12 (bookworm), due January 2023 [2]. This list of work items is almost definitely not complete, and Cyril and I are aiming to get together this week and do more detailed planning for the d-i pieces. Off the top of my head I can think of the following: * Update the SC with the new text, update the website. * Check/add support for the non-free-firmware section in various places: + d-i build + debian-cd + debmirror (?) + ftpsync (?) + Any others? * Uploads of firmware packages targeting non-free-firmware. * Extra d-i code to inform users about what firmware blobs have been loaded and the matching non-free-firmware packages. Plus information about the hardware involved. Maybe a new d-i module / udeb for this? Exact details here still TBD. Probably the biggest individual piece of work here. * Tweaks to add the non-free-firmware section in the apt-setup module if desired/needed. * An extra boot option (a debconf variable) to disable loading extra firmware automatically, then exposed as an extra option through the isolinux and GRUB menus. d-i "expert mode" can also be used to tweak this behaviour later, except (obviously) for things like audio firmware that *must* be loaded early if they're going to be useful at all. * Update the image build scripts to include the n-f-f packages, only build one type of image. I'll do my best to keep config and support around too for images without n-f-f included, to make it easier to still build those for people who still want them. * Matching updates to docs, website, wiki etc. * ... If you think I've missed anything here, please let me and Cyril know - the best place would be the mailing list (debian-boot@lists.debian.org). If you'd like to help implement any of these changes, that would be lovely too! [1] https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/10/msg00000.html [2] https://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2022/03/msg00251.html -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com There's no sensation to compare with this Suspended animation, A state of bliss
