From e6a11a52d3a20e6d2a22a48846c431a40e7bdd6c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2022 05:02:38 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[news]:=2020220726=20Debian?= =?UTF-8?q?=20May=20Consider=20Including=20Non-Free=20Firmware=20in=20Offi?= =?UTF-8?q?cial=20Releases?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md --- ... Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md | 68 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md 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 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0ce825d8be --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/news/20220726 Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +[#]: 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" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases +====== + +Debian is one of the most loved Linux distributions for its approach to stability and a balance between new features. + +Also, it does not come with any non-free firmware. + +However, that is becoming an issue for users who want to use Debian on newer hardware. + +Most of the latest devices and configurations need non-free firmware to make things work, which includes Wi-Fi, graphics, and more. + +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]. + +### Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases + +As for the current situation, you can find an unofficial Debian image with non-free firmware. + +However, not every user is aware of it, and even if it is promoted on Debian’s download page, “unofficial” is not something a user will prefer over the recommended image. + +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. + + + +Steve proposes that this mess be fixed sooner than later if we want more users to use Debian on common hardware. + +Potentially through a prompt in the installer for users to install non-free firmware, similar to what Ubuntu does. + +Furthermore, in his talk at DebConf 22, it seems that most of the developers voted to add non-free firmware in official Debian images. + +And with the recent highlight, Steve has gotten more attention from users/developers to find a solution to this problem as a community. + +**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?_ + +_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] +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