[Mageia-dev] Non-free firmwares in installer

Thu Mar 24 11:39:14 CET 2011

2011/3/24 Thorsten van Lil <tvl83 at gmx.de>:
+>
+> What about a DVD including non-free packages but has the option to not
+> install them?
+> I think the majority of the users don't care that much about proprietary
+> issues, they just need them for using there wireless card or graphic card.
+> Those how do care can just uncheck the non-free part of the DVD. :)
+
+Well, this would be the "opt-out" version. If ever we include non-free
+software in an ISO we should at least use an "opt-in" approach, like
+the graphic configuration does. It asks "There is a non-free driver,
+do you want it then say 'yes' ".
+
+But I don't think it would be a good idea to include non-free contents
+in the distribution ISOs at all. That this assumed majority does not
+care about the issue does not mean we should not care either. We
+should rather stress the point.
+
+We already made such a difference by using different repositories, we
+not continue this in our "product line"? We use a different repo for
+non-free, we also should use a different ISO for non-free.
+
+-- 
+wobo
+