Quoting Russ Allbery (2022-04-19 23:57:21)
> Jonas Smedegaard <jo...@jones.dk> writes:
> > Quoting Russ Allbery (2022-04-19 19:29:09)
> 
> >> We need some way to clearly label non-free firmware packages so 
> >> that you can apply whatever installation or upgrade policy locally 
> >> that you want to apply, but solution #5 provides that by keeping 
> >> the non-free firmware in a separate archive area (which apt calls 
> >> "components") to which you can apply different apt policy.
> 
> > The issue I have with option 5 is that non-free blobs are then 
> > enabled by default.
> 
> I just re-read option 5 and I don't see where it says that.  My 
> understanding of the proposal is that the firmware would be on the 
> image and thus available to the installer.  That doesn't imply that it 
> will be automatically enabled, either in the installer or on the 
> installed system.  That could still be gated by a prompt.

Oh.

Re-reading again myself, and I agree.

Sorry for all the noise: I support option 5.


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