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[#]: 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"
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Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases
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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.
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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
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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.
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**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.*
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[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
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[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