[Mageia-dev] Non-free firmwares in installer

Thu Mar 24 10:22:45 CET 2011

2011/3/24 Thomas Backlund <tmb at iki.fi>:
+> Wolfgang Bornath skrev 24.3.2011 10:57:
+>>
+>> 2011/3/24 Ahmad Samir<ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com>:
+>>>
+>>> It can't be "free" and have "non-free" firmware... previously the
+>>> firmware only were on the Live CD's. I am not sure anything has been
+>>> changed in that regard (i.e. I didn't see the matter get discussed
+>>> yet).
+>>
+>> Correct. It's the same dilemma you have in Mandriva. You either need a
+>> cable attached to use the free edition or you have to use the "ONE
+>> Edition" and install all the needed software later (ex:
+>> system-config-printer, which is not on the ONE cds). If you want to
+>> have a free distribution there's no way around this as long as there
+>> is the need for non-free firmware to use certain hardware.
+>>
+>> A possible solution for people with such a setup could be a non-free
+>> "driver cd ISO" which they could include in the installation process.
+>>
+>
+> This is actually a very good idea, and already supported by the installer,
+> so it should work nicely...
+>
+> I think this is the way to do it...
+
+I'll open an "enhancement" bug for that.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+