On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 09:50:17 -0400 Hendrik Boom <hend...@topoi.pooq.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2021 at 09:02:54AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote: > > tito via Dng said on Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:03:02 +0200 > > > > > > >2) should non-free and contrib repos be added to sources.list > > > or should that be left to the user > > > > I'm not sure whether my answer is responsive to your question or > > not, but here goes... > > > > I believe enough non-free and contrib stuff should be available at > > install time (or boot time on a live CD/flash) that the user doesn't > > need to put in additional media to get boot, network, video and > > sound working. And I believe any non-free and contrib stuff should, > > by default, be installed at install time, but before installation > > the user should be given the option of opting out of this > > non-free/contrib stuff, so if he/she only uses free software, > > he/she can maintain that principle in the installation. > > > > Stating it the inverse way, I HATE these installs that bomb because > > there's no FSF-satisfying drivers, firmware or software to handle > > my new laptop's weird hardware. And those distros that do that, > > their mailing lists always say "well just put in a thumb drive with > > the drivers/firmware!" How the KFDWOJMFOW do I know which drivers > > and firmware? I think free software purist snobs drive more people > > back to Windows than cleanse people of their non-free ways. > > Yes, the nonfree software which is necessary to getting hardware to > work should be installed unless the user explicitly says not to do it. > He may be committed to freedom, but may have been bamboozled by the > hardware vendor or has been given a free (but not libre) piece of > hardware by a doting aunt for his birthday. > > That said, he should have to opt in to receiving other nonfree > software. That should be a separate choice. He may well want to be > as independent of nonfree software as practical. > > And let me remind you, there is precious little completely libre > computer hardware around. Until there is, even the most extreme > libre/freedom advocate will have nonfree stuff somewhere in the stack. > > Yes, I'm hoping for the longterm success of the libre-soc project. > > -- hendrik Hi, thanks for your time and effort. My question was rather practical, so let me rephrase it: is there a robust way to detect from a script if buster non-free and contrib repos are enabled in /etc/apt/sources.lists so that I can add the same repos for beowulf to sources.list? I could not find something that looks reliable so far. Ciao, Tito _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng