Thorsten van Lil <[email protected]> writes: > Am 24.03.2011 09:57, schrieb Wolfgang Bornath: >> 2011/3/24 Ahmad Samir<[email protected]>: >>> On 24 March 2011 02:58, Dexter Morgan<[email protected]> wrote: >>>> On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Ahmad Samir<[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Has the Free DVD in Mandriva ever contained non-free firmware? >>>> >>>> No, but the question is more , will we provide a "non free" dvd iso, >>>> and this question is i think interesting. >>>> >> A possible solution for people with such a setup could be a non-free >> "driver cd ISO" which they could include in the installation process. >> > > What about a DVD including non-free packages but has the option to not > install them? > I think the majority of the users don't care that much about > proprietary issues, they just need them for using there wireless card > or graphic card. Those how do care can just uncheck the non-free part > of the DVD. :)
Yep, it could just be an option. The desktop selection step seems to be a good place in the installer to include it, it is visible enough, and right before packages installation. Though it would have to be renamed. We could have a checkbox "Install proprietary drivers if needed (non-free software)", ticked by default. -- Olivier Blin - blino
