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To think In this noisy world for a new user it is more important to know what Debian is , what it stands for and how it is different from other distros. If Deb
by lovelyviking 6y ago
To think In this noisy world for a new user it is more important to know what Debian is , what it stands for and how it is different from other distros.
If Debian would not stand for own values it could be easily lost among other distros and this is much more dangerous for distro then certain inconveniences.
For user that values freedom it is much more important to have a trust to a distro because nothing is more comfortable then that. Once user have a trust , user can make informed choices about what to install.
If Debian community believes in a freedom of choice such choice should be provided for user if some hw would not run without non-free parts but such parts should be provided with big warnings and confirmations about consequences .
And it is better to be very specific about those consequences for each non-free part.
This is actually can be seen as opportunity to educate users about dangers of non-free software . For many new users this could be a first step in learning about free software values.
Non-free packages should be at least named ‘non-free’ to inform the user when they are provided.