While keeping to the libre creed is nice, at least having the option for firmware will help compatibility with hardware that requires it. Sadly, this is becoming more commonplace as newer hardware is released. More and more modern hardware requires firmware.

The question isn't about including it, but better reworded... "Should Devuan have an option for installing non-free firmware to support hardware that requires it, at the initial installation to promote more system hardware compatibility?"

I think it should offer the option, because at least it can show people installing Devuan that Devuan aims to support your hardware out of the box of sorts.

Should it be default added, no, but offered for choice? Absolutely.

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From: KatolaZ<mailto:katolaz@freaknet.org>
Sent: ‎6/‎3/‎2015 4:46 AM
To: Daniel Reurich<mailto:daniel@centurion.net.nz>
Cc: dng@???<mailto:dng@lists.dyne.org>
Subject: Re: [Dng] straw poll, non-free firmware for installers

On Wed, Jun 03, 2015 at 08:37:22PM +1200, Daniel Reurich wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'd like a straw poll on whether we should include non-free firmware
> in our installers by default.
>
> It's a deviation from Debians traditional position, but a pragmatic
> one that shows we care about the end users.
>

My two cents on this point: I would really prefer *not* having any
non-free software/firmware in the default Devuan install.

HND

KatolaZ

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