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<H1>[Mageia-dev] Removal of non-free firmware from core section</H1>
<B>Frank Griffin</B>
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<I>Thu Nov 10 14:01:49 CET 2011</I>
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<PRE>On 11/10/2011 02:25 AM, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
><i> In other words, you would prefer to have non-free drivers to remain in
</I>><i> the "core" tree because otherwise some hardware may not work? (Did i
</I>><i> understand you correctly?)
</I>If we're going to have core and non-free to begin with, then non-free
stuff shouldn't be in core. That being said, it isn't the problem
here. The problem is that non-free isn't as available as core. It
should be, based on prompting the user during install. Those who want a
totally free system that lacks non-free functionality just have to say no.
If it makes a philosophical difference, then have no default and require
the user to explicitly answer yes or no, and get treated accordingly.
Putting non-free stuff in core is an attempted solution to the problem
that enabling and using non-free in an installed core-only system is
much more complicated than it ought to be. By the time a user boots his
installed system, non-free stuff should already be there if he wants it
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