diff --git a/sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md b/sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md index 0ce825d8be..627ed5b2ab 100644 --- a/sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md +++ b/sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ [#]: subject: "Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases" [#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-non-free/" [#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" -[#]: collector: "lujun9972" +[#]: collector: "lkxed" [#]: translator: " " [#]: reviewer: " " [#]: publisher: " " @@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases ====== +Will Debian consider adding non-free firmware in official releases? It seems like a possibility, if they want to fix the issues highlighted by Debian’s developer. + +![debian][1] Debian is one of the most loved Linux distributions for its approach to stability and a balance between new features. @@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ Most of the latest devices and configurations need non-free firmware to make thi And to address that, **Steve McIntyre**, a Debian developer and a former Debian project leader, has been actively discussing the issue for a while. -At the **DebConf 22 conference**, Steve recently talked about fixing the firmware mess to highlight this better to users and developers, as spotted by [Geeker’s Digest][1]. +At the**DebConf 22 conference**, Steve recently talked about fixing the firmware mess to highlight this better to users and developers, as spotted by [Geeker’s Digest][2]. ### Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases @@ -30,12 +33,10 @@ However, not every user is aware of it, and even if it is promoted on Debian’s Also, it is counter-intuitive to expect users to install non-free firmware when they can choose any Ubuntu-based distribution or Ubuntu as an alternative. -Not just limited to these issues, Steve mentions a few other problems with it in his [blog][2] that include: - - * Maintaining separate non-free images is time-consuming. - * The official images are not preferred by many users because of the lack of non-free firmware. - +Not just limited to these issues, Steve mentions a few other problems with it in his [blog][3] that include: +* Maintaining separate non-free images is time-consuming. +* The official images are not preferred by many users because of the lack of non-free firmware. Steve proposes that this mess be fixed sooner than later if we want more users to use Debian on common hardware. @@ -47,22 +48,23 @@ And with the recent highlight, Steve has gotten more attention from users/develo **The easy/convenient way out**: adding non-free firmware in official release images. -_So, will Debian finally add support for non-free firmware in its newer releases? Will Debian 12 make this a reality?_ +*So, will Debian finally add support for non-free firmware in its newer releases? Will Debian 12 make this a reality?* -_Share your thoughts in the comments down below._ +*Share your thoughts in the comments down below.* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- via: https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-non-free/ 作者:[Ankush Das][a] -选题:[lujun9972][b] +选题:[lkxed][b] 译者:[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) 校对:[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) 本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译,[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 [a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ -[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 -[1]: https://www.geekersdigest.com/debian-on-the-verge-to-include-non-free-firmware-in-official-releases/ -[2]: https://blog.einval.com/2022/04/19#firmware-what-do-we-do +[b]: https://github.com/lkxed +[1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/debian-non-free-firmware.jpg +[2]: https://www.geekersdigest.com/debian-on-the-verge-to-include-non-free-firmware-in-official-releases/ +[3]: https://blog.einval.com/2022/04/19#firmware-what-do-we-do