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Re: [LUG] Dell Running Linux Survey

 

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 11:57:05PM +0000, Simon Waters wrote:
 
> Matt is referring to binary blobs of non-free software shipped in the
> Linux kernel within Debian GNU/Linux. Not "non-free" but stuff in
> mainstream Debian.

Actually, both.
 
> Debian has again decided they will ship these in Etch.

MJ Ray says this won't be the case in future by default, though.

> There are a fair few mainstream network cards and other things that only
> work with non-free firmware loaded, so not shipping it would break quite
> a lot of Debian installs.

Well, it would break the Debian non-free installer, which is something
I'd be more in favour of seeing.

> Matt is wrong, just not in this way ;)

I don't think I'm wrong. I think I'm just not willing to compromise on
this issue.

matt

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