Quoting Tobias Frost (2022-08-22 15:57:01) > On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 07:39:21AM +0200, Simon Josefsson wrote: > > Ansgar <ans...@43-1.org> writes: > > > > > On Fri, 2022-08-19 at 16:23 +0200, Simon Richter wrote: > > >> Do we need to update the Debian Social Contract for that? > > >> Specifically paragraph 1, which currently reads > > >> > > >> Debian will remain 100% free > > > > > > No. Just like we don't need to update the Debian Social Contract for > > > having https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/: we just ship > > > additional files that might be useful for people having specific > > > hardware. > > > > I disagree -- what is being proposed here is to replace our current > > DSC-compatible free software installer images with non-free. That goes > > significantly further than what the spirit of DSC§5 suggests. > > It not being replaced; there are just additional bits in there which > help people to actually be able to install Debian on some modern machines. > > The guarantee in SC1 that we will never *require* those non-free bits, as > writen > out in "We will never make the system require the use of a non-free > component." > This GR does not violate this promise.
I understand how we will not require non-free bits getting *installed*. The way I see it, with this change we will require non-free bits for *distribution* of our system, because our official installer will now include non-gree bits. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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