On Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:04:11 AM Mountain Standard Time Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > > 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?
I think this thread clearly demonstrates that there are some people in Debian who don’t care and aren’t attempting to make year-on-year improvements. However, I do not think that everyone who has concerns about this particular pure blend naming issue fit into this category. But, in general, I think promoting fully free hardware and firmware is not as high on the list of priorities of the majority of the Debian community as I wish it were. This is difficult because there are only a few things that Debian can do to raise awareness of or make a difference for this issue. And, currently, the entire technology ecosystem is moving in the wrong direction. Every year it is getting harder and harder to operate without non-free firmware. Ultimately, I consider it inconsistent to be a strong proponent of software freedom, but not a strong proponent of hardware and firmware freedom. -- Soren Stoutner [email protected]
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