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   <H1>[Mageia-dev] Non-free firmwares in installer</H1>
    <B>Wolfgang Bornath</B> 
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    <I>Fri Mar 25 17:48:14 CET 2011</I>
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<PRE>2011/3/25 Antoine Pitrou &lt;<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">solipsis at pitrou.net</A>&gt;:
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</I>&gt;<i> OTOH, if aforementioned non-free software can be downloaded
</I>&gt;<i> automatically over the Internet (especially during installation), then
</I>&gt;<i> the whole issue becomes moot.
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The start of this debate (which has grown very far beyond the initial
request) was how to add non-free drivers/firmware for WiFi or special
network cards to the installation process for users who can not
download anything during installation because such drivers/firmware
are needed for internet connection. So, this issue can not become moot
:<i>)
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But everything else (graphic, sound, webcam, etc.) can be installed
from the internet after installation if necessary. This has never been
an issue.

-- 
wobo
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