Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?

talls? Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 11:39 AM Steve Langasek wrote: > On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 09:51:01AM -0500, Devin Prater wrote: > > Anyways, if we want to gatekeep Debian, then fine. > > The person you're replying to is not a member of the

Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?

online (not at Walmart and such)), and if they don't have the money, figure out how to see or hear their computer long enough to install needed packages. Great. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 8:08 AM Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside < deb...@polynamaude.co

Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?

ers on apt, including the nonfree section, and ask if the user wants to install them? The user would probably have to connect their phone for the Wi-fi bit, but then all the stuff could easily be installed. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Wed, Apr 20, 2022 at 2:49 AM Pirate Praveen

Re: Firmware - what are we going to do about it?

I'd vote for option 5. Thanks so much for bringing this up. Devin Prater r.d.t.pra...@gmail.com On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 7:28 PM Steve McIntyre wrote: > TL;DR: firmware support in Debian sucks, and we need to change this. See > the > "My preference, and rationale"