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You might already know this, but there are Debian versions that address this situation: https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-f

by DJHenk 6y ago

You might already know this, but there are Debian versions that address this situation: https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/ https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images... I like it that that try to focus on a completely free version, as that is what they stand for and why a lot of people respect them, while at the same time being realistic about the real world problems that people face.

mrslave 6y ago
It is funny though. Debian builds a great product with an unpopular/impractical ideology (not a judgement). Ubuntu comes along, adds a little on top, throws out the ideological constraint, and achieves great market success! And Debian is great. We might take it for granted now, but 2 decades ago while everyone else was fiddling with their own package dependencies with RPM (pre-Yum) Debian had amazing package management with builds for all sorts of amazing architectures. They were leaders both in thought and execution. I tried (but failed) to influence an employer to invest more in Debian; instead they went with SuSe which eventually caused a few small problems. Now Debian & Ubuntu are booming.