I'm a 10+ year Debian user and Free Software supporter. The release notes for Bookworm are currently telling users that they can use "firmware=never" to continue installing Debian without non-free-firmware, as was possible with Bullseye and earlier releases. And when installing from non-live DVD images, those "firmware=never" instructions do successfully block non-free-firmware.
However, that method also blocks the usual FREE firmware that would have been installed with Bullseye and previous releases. Therefore, when using this method on Bookworm, my Wifi adapter didn't work after installation, whereas it always worked after installing Bullseye and earlier releases. This has essentially made Bookworm much less friendly for Free Software supporters than Bullseye and earlier releases. Suggestions: 1) Best: The best solution IMO would be to add a step to all CD/DVD installers to opt-in or opt-out of non-free-firmware. 2) Second best: There could be something like a "nonfreefirmware=never" option added. However, that method alone would be less user friendly than having something integrated into the graphical installer. 3) Third best/bad: Re-word the Debian.org web pages that promote Debian as Free Software ("Why Debian", "Our Philosophy", and "Who We Are") so as to not mislead users about what they're getting with certain installers. I'd be disappointed with this option, but at least it would inform rather than mislead users about what they'll get with certain installers. Worst option: The worst option IMO would be to not make any change, as the way things currently are is very misleading as to what's being installed. These "bugs" (issues that have arisen with Bookworm) really either need to be fixed (#1 or #2), or the truth about what certain installers are doing needs to be disclosed on those Debian promo pages and download pages (suggestion #3). Debian 12.5