[Bug 575518] Re: linux kernel contains GPL violations

Wed May 5 01:37:23 UTC 2010

It appears, and I could be wrong, that Debian seems to group ALL binary
blobs into a firmware-nonfree package.

On the other hand, gNewSense does away with binary blobs altogether.
This often renders certain hardware unusable at first go, which is one
of the hallmarks of Ubuntu.

By following one of the suggestions above, or another along the same
vein, Ubuntu can continue providing its excellent first-run hardware
support while keeping its philosophies intact. Users can have a choice
whether to install firmware-nonfree and other packages contain binary
blobs. I'd even go as far as suggesting that this be an installer option
in all versions of the Ubuntu installer.

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linux kernel contains GPL violations
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