Debian Begins A General Resolution To Decide What To Do With Non-Free Firmware Written by Michael Larabel in Debian on 27 August 2022 at 12:24 PM EDT. Debian has begun a general resolution process to solicit a vote by its stakeholders what to do with non-free firmware. Debian currently doesn't load non-free firmware by default on its systems, even when it means no working hardware support/acceleration without those binary elements. Not loading the non-free firmware can also mean missing out on security updates or for addressing usability issues. Earlier this year was a discussion about Debian changing its closed-source firmware stance and now it's moving forward into the general resolution process. Until the start of September is the discussion period ahead of the general resolution vote for solidifying Debian's new stance on non-free firmware. The options being considered are: Option A - Include non-free firmware packages on the official installation media. The firmware binaries would be normally enabled by default where needed for hardware support but explore ways to let users disable the support at boot if desired. The Debian installer or live system would have a means of informing the user about what firmware is loaded whether it be free or non-free. This would replace Debian's current install media that does not include the non-free firmware packages. Option B - Include non-free firmware onto the official media along similar lines to Option A. However, the difference is this option would not replace the current Debian media sets. These Debian images would be separate, complementary images to the current install media that does not include non-free firmware. Option C - Making install media that contains packages from the non-free firmware section of the Debian archive and make it available for download alongside the free (purely free software) media in a way that the user is informed before downloading the media about the free option. See the Debian general resolution page for the proposed options in full. https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Non-Free-Firmware-GR ========================================================= 选项A: 官方安装映像档包含non-free firmware 且不再提供不含non-free firmware的安装映像档。 选项B: 官方安装映像档包含non-free firmware 同时也提供不含non-free firmware的安装映像档。 选项C: 看不太懂跟B的差别，求翻译。 愈来愈多硬体需要non-free firmware才能正常运作，Debian团队也不得不妥协了。 --

※ 发信站: 批踢踢实业坊(ptt.cc), 来自: 220.133.92.232 (台湾) ※ 文章网址: https://webptt.com/cn.aspx?n=bbs/Linux/M.1661632749.A.487.html https://www.debian.org/vote/2022/vote_003 https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/08/msg00001.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/08/msg00046.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/08/msg00106.html 谢谢楼上两位 我看ABC的原文分别是这样写的 A有特别提到只会塞non-free firmware进安装映像档 B是从A改来的，所以AB两个选项在这部份的主张一样 但C感觉好像只要是non-free的package都能塞进安装映像档 而不仅限於non-free firmware? 不过不管怎样 Debian安装映像档总算是即将变得比较友善 不会在安装过程因为缺少firmware而卡关 也不用再去用那个含有non-free firmware但却被官方宣称"非官方"的安装映像档 https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ 在Reddit看到这个，忍不住笑了出来 https://i.imgur.com/1KtTeP4.png 一般人看得到投票结果吗？ 还是要等Debian下一版出来才能知道？ https://lists.debian.org/debian-vote/2022/09/msg00166.html 又有新提案了 E = A + 修改DSC F = B + 修改DSC "Debian will remain 100% free" 这条公约到了现今似乎成了大麻烦 ※ 编辑: idisnothing (220.133.92.191 台湾), 09/15/2022 05:31:34