I see that there is little sense in creating an own CD just for the graphics driver and firmware. However I believe an SDCard image could fit the described purpose very well. No more need to waste a full CD on non-oss. An SDCard image for certain non-oss packages could offer the same level of security as a DVD image: verifyable sha512sum, read only access. Moreover all of my computers (3 of 3 notebooks) have a built in SDCard reader. Otherwise the image could be used by a USB stick as well. Perhaps we could add some other software to fulfill contrib dependencies later.
Yours, Elmar Stellnberger > > On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 10:38:20PM +0200, Elmar Stellnberger wrote: > > > What about a non-oss DVD or a non-oss repo on BD? > > > > > >I believe a complete set of packages will be of high value either for > > >installing or working offline. Although apt supports offline software > > >retrieval it can be very arduous to transport every desired piece of > > >software with sth. like an USB stick to the destination especially for > > >a computer out of reach of a direct internet connection. I believe > > >the sense of a BD or a DVD set is in having such a complete set of > > >software handy everywhere. > > > > > > Although we do normally suffice with oss, non-oss can as well be > > >essential f.i. for the graphics driver or device firmware. Moreover > > >the contrib section does not really make sense without non-oss. > > > > Sorry, not doable and not something I care about spending time on. The > > packages in the non-free archive have a wide variety of different > > licenses on them, including some that potentially prohibit putting > > them on a CD. > We don`t need the full set of non-oss software on DVD. > However graphics drivers and firmware are essential and usually > can not be replaced by oss software. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
