On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 12:57 PM, "Danny Piccirillo" <danny.picciri...@ubuntu.com> wrote: >> * This would require supporting the linux libre kernel (it doesn't have to >>be by default, but the option should be available.
On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Scott Kitterman <ubu...@kitterman.com> wrote: > No. It doesn't. That kernel removes the ability to run non-free drivers. The > exact same amount of non-free code runs if you don't have any installed. > Just about the last thing Ubuntu needs is the maintenance overhead of > another kernel that only serves ideological purposes. Noting what Scott mentioned above, I'll add that *changing hardware enablement fundamentally alters an Ubuntu experience*. Let's pause and think on what removing support for non-Free drivers actually means. Suppose you're low-vision/hard-of-seeing/blind, and you need a screen reader. Now let's remove a nontrivial number of sound driver blobs[0]. That pretty much neuters any sort of session accessibility you're going to get, no? That was a fairly specific use case, but it's fairly trivial to see how providing an easy path for people to install these markedly different *foundational* components into an Ubuntu system is a very slippery slope to madness. Best, -Dan [0] Now, I know that there is the option delimited within the F6 menu, but Linux-libre appears to be much more comprehensive, e.g., http://www.fsfla.org/svn/fsfla/software/linux-libre/scripts/deblob-2.6.34. -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
