On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 03:34:29PM +0100, Loïc Minier wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008, Kurt Roeckx wrote: > > The idea is to create a new section that contains files like > > firmware images and FPGA data that gets written to the hardware > > to make it fully functional. It is not meant for drivers that run > > on the host CPU. > > Do you propose to include data for which we only lack source or build > tools or doc? Or would it also include firmware data which has a > license preventing any modification to the contents of the data?
It did say that it shouldn't comply with DFSG #3, so that would mean it can prevent modification. > If the intent is to include it in our CD-ROMs, I think some people will > want a "really really free" CD-ROM which doesn't have this section. > So that would mean two sets of images. What is the advantage of this > section over pulling firmwares from non-free into a second set of > images? CDs with firmware from non-free on it would be unofficial CDs, since non-free isn't part of Debian. So I assume non of our pages would have a link to that. I want official CD images with the firmware on it. I'm open for other suggestions on how to reach that goal. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org