On Sat, Feb 21, 2026 at 02:16:36PM -0700, Soren Stoutner wrote: > In my mind, the most important question is if Debian is doing things to move > us towards a world that allows us to run fully free systems, including fully > free (as in freedom) hardware and fully free firmware. >
Maybe try a Beaglebone Black - no extra firmware needed. Oh, too small / not enough features - too bad. idealism great - but you *currently* have the chance to install Debian on amd64 without finally installing non-free firmware / non-free softwware. All of this was fairly well explained when the GR on non-free firmware passed. If you _really_ _really_ want to, then it's entirely open to you to restart creating a fully free iso from Debian sources but you will need to find someone other than the current team to test it for you in all likelihood. > Everyone agrees that we currently do not live in that world. So, currently, > using a computer requires some amount of compromise. > No, you *can* find something that will meet FSF guidelines - but the compromise is only in using something old / hand modified. > Some people appear to be of the opinion that it is impossible to ever get to > that perfect world, so we shouldn’t even try. > > My opinion is that we can get there, but that, even in the best case > scenario, > it will take a long time. Perhaps longer than my lifespan. However, I would > like Debian to be on the cutting edge of doing what is currently possible to > run a fully free system. If enough people care about this issue, we can > slowly make small improvements each year. > Do you think that the rest of us don't care / aren't attempting to make year on year improvements? With every good wish, as ever, Andy ([email protected]) > -- > Soren Stoutner > [email protected]
