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Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly

From Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly
Date 2024-04-21 23:40 +0200
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> If Debian is going to continue promoting itself with those "Our Philosophy"
> and "Why Debian" pages, there should at least be opt-ins during the
> installation process of every Debian download, as well as prominent warnings
> of the new policy on the download pages.

Agreed.  It should be easy to adjust the installation process with an
extra step whether to include/install non-free-firmware or not.
It's also an opportunity to raise awareness of the problem.


        Stefan

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Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software  unfriendly Reid <reidbox@proinbox.com> - 2024-04-21 20:50 +0200
  Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-04-21 22:00 +0200
    Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software  unfriendly Reid <reidbox@proinbox.com> - 2024-04-21 23:00 +0200
      Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Michael Kjörling <2695bd53d63c@ewoof.net> - 2024-04-22 08:30 +0200
      Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly "Jonathan Dowland" <jmtd@debian.org> - 2024-04-22 11:40 +0200
      Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-04-22 16:40 +0200
        Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly fxkl47BF@protonmail.com - 2024-04-22 16:50 +0200
          Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-04-22 17:10 +0200
            Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software  unfriendly Reid <reidbox@proinbox.com> - 2024-04-22 23:00 +0200
              Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-04-23 15:30 +0200
                Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2024-04-23 15:30 +0200
        Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Nate Bargmann <n0nb@n0nb.us> - 2024-04-22 18:30 +0200
          Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2024-04-22 18:50 +0200
  Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-04-21 23:40 +0200
    Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly fxkl47BF@protonmail.com - 2024-04-22 01:00 +0200
      Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software  unfriendly Reid <reidbox@proinbox.com> - 2024-04-22 02:20 +0200
        Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-04-22 04:00 +0200
          Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2024-04-22 05:30 +0200
            Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software unfriendly Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2024-04-22 23:10 +0200
              Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2024-04-22 23:20 +0200
  Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free  Software unfriendly "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amacater@einval.com> - 2024-04-22 22:00 +0200
    Re: Debian non-free-firmware policy making OS misleading and Free Software  unfriendly Reid <reidbox@proinbox.com> - 2024-04-22 23:00 +0200

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