2011/11/10 Frank Griffin <[email protected]>: > On 11/10/2011 02:25 AM, Johnny A. Solbu wrote: >> >> In other words, you would prefer to have non-free drivers to remain in the >> "core" tree because otherwise some hardware may not work? (Did i understand >> you correctly?) > > If we're going to have core and non-free to begin with, then non-free stuff > shouldn't be in core. That being said, it isn't the problem here. The > problem is that non-free isn't as available as core. It should be, based on > prompting the user during install. Those who want a totally free system > that lacks non-free functionality just have to say no. > > If it makes a philosophical difference, then have no default and require the > user to explicitly answer yes or no, and get treated accordingly. Putting > non-free stuff in core is an attempted solution to the problem that enabling > and using non-free in an installed core-only system is much more complicated > than it ought to be. By the time a user boots his installed system, > non-free stuff should already be there if he wants it there.
By the time a user boots his installed system he either has the online repositories already set (after install from liveCD) or is just a mouse click away from setting them. When the online repos are set the non-free repo is available if the user wants to have it. Again it boils down to the decision whether Mageia wants to distribute non-free in her installation media or not. This decision has been made long ago and discussing the same settled issue over and over again is wasting time. -- wobo
