Hi, I've been thinking about this proposal for some time, and I probably should have send this some time ago. At least some people seem to have had simular ideas, so I wonder why nobody propsed anything like this.
The idea is to create a new section that contains files like firmware images and FPGA data that gets written to the hardware to make it fully functional. It is not meant for drivers that run on the host CPU. The new section should also be available on our CD/DVD images, so that users can just take a CD/DVD and that it works without having to search for the needed firmware and provide it on an other medium to the installer. As draft I'd like to propose: ======== 1. We affirm that our Priorities are our users and the free software community (Social Contract #4); 2. We'll create a new area in our archive that contains files like firmware images and FPGA data that gets written to the hardware to make it fully functional. The files in this area should not comply with the DFSG #2, #3 and #4, but should comply with the rest of the the DFSG. 3. This new section will be available on our CD, DVD and other images. ======== I'm open for suggestions on how to better word this proposal, or other changes. The social contract now lists non-free and contrib. I'm not sure if we need to change the SC or not with this proposal. This is meant as a long term solution. The proposal is not about the Lenny release, but I wonder which requirements we should have for files in the new section. And I think if we want it to be able to put it on the CD/DVD, the requirements from the DFSG other than #2, #3 and #4 seem to make most sense. Kurt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-vote-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org