Re: -1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-29 Thread Steve McIntyre
Paul wrote: > >During install, the installer asks if you have a disk with drivers on >for this closed hardware, I don't know what it wants at this point. > >If we could insert a 2nd usb disk, or anything with the correct drivers >on, it may help. Argh. Pet peeve. It asks for a disk with

Re: -1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-24 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 09:01:33PM +, Paul Sutton wrote: > During install, the installer asks if you have a disk with drivers on for > this closed hardware, I don't know what it wants at this point. > > If we could insert a 2nd usb disk, or anything with the correct drivers on, > it may help.

Re: -1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-23 Thread Paul Sutton
On 23/01/2021 20:42, Andrey Rahmatullin wrote: On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 03:39:21PM +0200, Jonathan Carter wrote: But the sentiment above and in other similar messages were that the completely free images are broken for many users that might need some non-free firmware. This is simply not true.

Re: -1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-23 Thread Andrey Rahmatullin
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 03:39:21PM +0200, Jonathan Carter wrote: > But the sentiment above and in other similar messages were that the > completely free images are broken for many users that might need some > non-free firmware. This is simply not true. The completely free images are broken for

Re: +1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-23 Thread Geert Stappers
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 10:43:40AM +, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Emanuele Rocca wrote: > > Having the option to opt-out firmware during the installation procedure > > seems reasonable to me, and I don't think anyone was suggesting > > otherwise. > > > >

Re: -1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-23 Thread Jonathan Carter
On 2021/01/23 12:43, Holger Levsen wrote: > On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Emanuele Rocca wrote: >> Having the option to opt-out firmware during the installation procedure >> seems reasonable to me, and I don't think anyone was suggesting >> otherwise. >> >> The situation we are in

+1 (Re: Making Debian available)

2021-01-23 Thread Holger Levsen
On Sat, Jan 23, 2021 at 11:14:52AM +0100, Emanuele Rocca wrote: > Having the option to opt-out firmware during the installation procedure > seems reasonable to me, and I don't think anyone was suggesting > otherwise. > > The situation we are in today is very different though: we build a >