On Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 06:48:03AM -0400, lou wrote: > > On 9/20/21 5:38 AM, Stanislav Vlasov wrote: > > 2021-09-20 14:04 GMT+05:00, lou <loushanguan2...@sina.com>: > > > installer using hard disk method can read firmware in ext3 partition > > May you take installer with integrated firmware? > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/ > > > > Thanks, but it's unofficial, and it makes me feel uneasy > > fedora includes firmware, and i think they are serious about open source > > why debian can't do the same? >
The reason it's unofficial is because it includes non-free firmware. Firmware we can distribute - but can't fix when it goes wrong, can't provide source for. Non-free is not part of Debian for just this reason. That having been said: the image is prepared by Debian developers, in the same way as the official image (which includes no non-free firmware) and is a convenience to our users - our priorities are our users and Free software. if you can install using only the official image - especially when using a wired interface rather than WiFi, say - you can then install the firmware you need to get wifi working or whatever. The problem has come most recently where firmware is needed not only for wifi and some graphics cards but also for sound with some Intel chipsets. The goal for Fedora may be different - but I'm fairly sure they _don't_ ship firmware that Debian would consider non-free either. All the very best, as ever, Andy Cater
