Quoting Bart Martens (2022-08-24 23:08:12) > On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 07:14:26PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > Quoting Bart Martens (2022-08-24 10:12:48) > > > ================================= > > > > > > The Debian project is permitted to make distribution media (installer > > > images > > > and live images) containing packages from the non-free section of the > > > Debian > > > archive available for download alongside with the free media in a way > > > that the > > > user is informed before downloading which media are the free ones. > > > > > > ================================= > > > > Seconded. Thanks for proposing this alternative, Bart. > > > > In my view, this alternative and the one proposed by Simon achieve > > technically the same > > Really? My text is meant to cover the concerns of both Simon and Steve. I > share Simon's concern on keeping free and non-free strictly separate, and I > also share Steve's concern on users needing non-free firmware for smoothly > installing Debian on their hardware.
Perhaps I impose too much wishful thinking into these proposals, but as I read it, Simons "we will not include any non-free software in Debian" do not exclude making a [non-free] installer image available for download alongside free media [e.g. by linking prominently from our main page to a non-free archive section]. - 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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