On 17/10/14 22:53, Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Friday 17 October 2014 11:25:43 Scott Ferguson wrote: >> Blobs? Your choice with Debian (and at least some derivatives) >> providing *you* don't choose hardware that requires it. Debian does >> provide some nonfree kernel blobs. > > By default the kernel in the Debian installer contains no blobs.
Agreed (since Squeeze). Apologies for not making my meaning clear enough. Try two:- "It's you choice: if you don't choose an installer that has firmware built-in; and don't have hardware that requires you to add blobs - you will have no blobs" > You have to go out of your way to get them. With difficulty if you > are a newbie. Too many of whom discover their hardware choices (and software expectations) require them. Especially when that limitation stops the initial installation from a net-install. Hence the advice to consider the hardware in light of that requirement. > > Lisi > > Kind regards -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/5440f855.6060...@gmail.com