Re: [Trisquel-users] Trisquel Mini on a netbook with 700MHz CPU and 512MB RAM

[onpon4]

I have to admit I mostly side with the opinion that Debian's expert mode  
installer making that offer isn't a problem. It's not like it gives you a  
button that installs the firmware for you; it just tells you the name of the  
firmware needed and says you can provide it if you have it. The only  
particular problem there is that listing the exact name of the firmware sort  
of reads like a recommendation, but the thing is, the way Linux works, you  
need to know that name to put any firmware there -- even libre firmware you  
may have.

If Linux were modified so that these file name associations were in a config  
file somewhere, and the installer just told you that firmware is missing and  
included instructions to define what the firmware file should be, then it  
would be perfect.