On Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 11:32:23AM -0500, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Bart Martens dijo [Mon, Aug 22, 2022 at 06:24:32PM +0200]: > > > > We will include non-free firmware packages from the > > > > "non-free-firmware" section of the Debian archive on our official > > > > media (installer images and live images). > > > > ... > > > > We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the > > > > ^^^^^^^^^ > > > > current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages. > > > > > > We are replacing stuff very often, for example when we update the > > > installer it > > > is replaced too. For me, the replace in the proposal is meaning that kind > > > of > > > replacing. > > > > Yes indeed. It's replacing a free installer by a non-free one. > > > > > We'd not taking anything away in respect to the spirit of SC-1. > > > > We'd take away the free installer. > > If a free installer is still produced and offered alongside the one > including non-free-firmware, would you feel more at ease?
Yes, alongside would be perfect for me. > That sounds > like an easy compromise to make, and many people would probably > welcome it. That could be true, indeed. > > Debian would recommend the one with non-free-firmware, for the > purposes of enabling users to install on current hardware, but both > would be available. Do we need to recommend one above the other? I'd rather use some short explanation per installer to help the user choose. Cheers, Bart
