On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 07:33:13AM -0300, André Felipe Machado wrote: > The blog author, and the comments, points to SANE and CUPS. > There also complaints about some codecs, java, flash, 3D video drivers > and wireless. > All of them can be installed in "debian way" by editing sources.list and > selecting packages. > Some could have newer versions that can be built the debian way. > I suggest a "section" on install process, asking if the user CHOOSE to > install these restricted / unstable packages, warning about the > consequences, etc,
By "editing sources.list" you mean: "installing things from non-Debian locations". No thanks, this should not be part of the official Debian release however big the pain IMHO, if somebody wants to make a custom Debian Debian Distribution which does this, fine. > http://www.debian-multimedia.org is venerable. And have codecs, java, > flash, acrobat reader and more. It should not be the default, but > should be offered as an option. While debian-multimedia.org might be a good source of packages for users, I am not sure it addresses copyright concerns fully and see above for non-Debian repositories. > Also, sources.list does not have contrib and non-free sections enabled > by default today. This was a concious choice. Contrib and non-free are not part of Debian. Michael -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
