Jeremy Stanley wrote: >On 2022-04-19 01:27:46 +0100 (+0100), Steve McIntyre wrote: >[...] >> Along with adding non-free firmware onto media, when the installer >> (or live image) runs, we should make it clear exactly which >> firmware packages have been used/installed to support detected >> hardware. We could link to docs about each, and maybe also to >> projects working on Free re-implementations. >[...] > >It's probably what you meant, but just to be clear, as a user I'd >also want to know which of the firmware packages used/installed were >pulled from non-free and what devices prompted their addition. >Something like "The following packages do not meet Debian Free >Software Guidelines but were installed because they're necessary in >order to enable or secure some of your hardware: foo(CPUX21 >processor microcode), bar(PM2743 power management controller), >baz(RF17G wireless interface), ..." > >This would allow me to make better informed decisions, such as: > >1. Disable some of these devices if I don't actually use them. > >2. Seek out alternative open peripherals which do work without >proprietary firmware. > >3. Reach out to the manufacturer of my device and extol the virtues >of open firmware. > >4. Consider (as you mentioned) working on my own reimplementation.
Nod, that's exactly what I was suggesting. More information for users here helps them to make decisions like this, absolutely. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com "We're the technical experts. We were hired so that management could ignore our recommendations and tell us how to do our jobs." -- Mike Andrews
