On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 05:53:03PM +0200, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > > > > > I have an idea for an extra option: > > > > > > > > > > 6. Put the closed source firmware somewhere in the Debian images, but > > > > > never > > > > > install closed source firmware by default. "No" should be the default. > > > > That's the option 3 more or less. > > > > > > Option 3 says to publish two sets of images. > > > > > > ---- > > > 3. We could stop pretending that the non-free images are unofficial, and > > > maybe move them alongside the normal free images so they're published > > > together. This would make them easier to find for people that need them, > > > but > > > is likely to cause users to question why we still make any images without > > > firmware if they're otherwise identical. > > > ---- > > If you want to drop the non-firmware image then it's the option 4 more or > > less. > > I see it more like option 5, with the difference that no closed source > firmware or repository will be installed by default. With the non-free ISO > this is the case. > > For people who don't like closed source firmware, it gives the option not to > install some firmware. E.g.: do I need that bluetooth adapter? As I said, this is about d-i questions and defaults more than it's about ISO choices and content.
> And we stay a possibility for FSF-people. FSF people condemned Debian long ago: https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.html#Debian > Most SSD devices also have firmware, do you update that firmware? Sure. -- WBR, wRAR
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