Totally +1 on this one. Maybe the solution would be encourage to use
hardware compatible with 100% Free software, but making easy to make a
workaround on this problem that shashi has put on the table.

2011/9/30 sayhi2guy@??? <sayhi2guy@???>:
> Hi
>
> Just a few thought son what I see as a conflict of goals in D:B's
> philosophy.  On one hand d:b is committed to totally free software, but
> D:B is also trying to be an OS to recycle old equipment (as in the
> famous $0 laptop).
>
> People who depend on other peoples old unwanted
> hardware cannot always choose what they want, especially whether the
> hardware has free drivers.  There is an English saying that 'beggars
> cannot be choosers.' As an example, both my computers are donated 'cast
> offs' and the usb wireless on one needs the ralink firmware that D:B
> does not include; I cannot just afford to go out and buy something else
> so I cannot use that PC with D:B.
>
> The goal of encouraging someone to
> only use hardware with free drivers is good, but not always practical:
> The irony is that this hinders the people who need the free software
> the most.
>
> Best wishes
> Guy
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