> > >> > >> > >> Don't we mean: firmware. Nonfree firmware was removed from > >> Debian main for some silly reason. A lot of hardware needs it > >> to function. > >> > >> > >> I agree. Having to install the firmware manually to get X11 working is > a > >> bit Arthur Tuttlesque. > >> > >> Why not go the whole hog and install Gentoo instead? > >> > >> MF > >> > > Well, you get what you pay for. If you want the free beer, you have to > stand in line, and you have to put up with the advertising, and with > all that comes with the free beer. > > I see the manual installation of the firmware I did after adding the non-free option in the source file as being like putting on a free pair of spectacles and turning on the the non-free option in the installer as being similar to adorning a free prosthetic leg.
For me, normal use of the non-free stuff is a bit like choosing to use an umbrella ie useful but non essential that has a designer label printed on it etc. Or not if that is your choice. But maybe this is not the correct way to think about this..... MF > -- > Joel Rees > >
