Hi Sam
On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 02:05:20PM -0600, Sam Hartman wrote:
> Marc> Would that not be possible by having an image WITH firmware
> Marc> and an installer asking whether the user wants a free or a
> Marc> usable system?
> For example I would thinki it would be entirely reasonable for someone
> to want to include a version of Debian installer for use with qemu in an
> environment that needed to be DFSG free.
Can you provide us a copy of the request for it?
> Similarly, I think it would be reasonable for someone to want to provide
> entirely free Debian media along with a libre laptop.
Does this exist in the real world? Which hardware would such a system
contain?
> If providing an image that includes but does not use non-free components
> is acceptable for our users, we could save ourselves a lot of time and
> complexity by not repacking sources that include non-dfsg components.
> We could just not use those components at least when targeting main for
> binaries.
Sorry, but why can't you stay on topic? We where talking about
firmware, not random non-free stuff.
Bastian
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