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[#]: subject: "Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases" [#]: subject: "Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases"
[#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-non-free/" [#]: via: "https://news.itsfoss.com/debian-non-free/"
[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" [#]: author: "Ankush Das https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/"
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Debian May Consider Including Non-Free Firmware in Official Releases 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. 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. 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 ### 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. 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: 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.
* 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. 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. **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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[a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ [a]: https://news.itsfoss.com/author/ankush/
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[1]: https://www.geekersdigest.com/debian-on-the-verge-to-include-non-free-firmware-in-official-releases/ [1]: https://news.itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/debian-non-free-firmware.jpg
[2]: https://blog.einval.com/2022/04/19#firmware-what-do-we-do [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