Theodore Ts'o dijo [Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 04:13:20PM -0400]: > Whether we recommend the one with non-free firmware or not (some have > proposed that the "free" installer would have "visual priority", > whatever that means), I suspect there will be various Linux newbie or > FAQ's, external to Debian, that will warn users that the using the > "free" installer will just cause them pain and frustration.
Of course. OTOH, without the firmware, we cause that same pain and frustration. You might be making a good point for Steve's original proposal, of course. > So there may be some unintended consequences where new users may > associate "100% free software" with "not functional" and "induces pain > and frustration", such that it might end up *hurting* the cause of > free software. The sad thing is... That it is true :-(
