-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Manoj Srivastava wrote: > I suspect it would not be hard to create a non-free installer CD > that obviates the requirement of a separate USB key for remote > installs.
If (almost?) everyone will use non-free stuff anyway, why not just make live more easy for everyone and include it on all the installer images. People still have the freedom to buy freely supported hardware or to not use non-free firmware. [snip] > To paraphrase: Those who give up essential freedoms for > temporary convenience and popularity deserve neither. I don't think that any computer will be more 'free' whether some non-free code is loaded on boot from hard disk (kernel firmware blob) or whether the non-free code is loaded from ROM like the BIOS. IMHO, it also does not contribute in any way to freedom to force users to load the firmware blobs from a separate installation medium. Or to drive them into buying hardware with on board ROM chips for the then still non-free firmware/software. I don't understand the clout around the fight for removing the little bits of non-free firmware for the network cards, while practically no one is able to run his/her computer without much more non-free code hidden in all the other places. I really hope not to offend anyone with this opinion, it's just the less than 2 cts worth of thought of a non-DD. ;-) Cheers, Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAklLpU4ACgkQC1NzPRl9qEX/BgCfToyPuyvQRfIVibKqZp/UzK2Z 45wAniq0UBSugB4yM5pqmWalwaqPZlbE =u7YE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
