Hi,
This is the first call for votes for the General Resolution about
non-free firmware.
Voting period starts 2022-09-18 00:00:00 UTC
Votes must be received by 2022-10-01 23:59:59 UTC
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[ ] Choice 1: Only one installer, including non-free firmware
[ ] Choice 2: Recommend installer containing non-free firmware
[ ] Choice 3: Allow presenting non-free installers alongside the free one
[ ] Choice 4: Installer with non-free software is not part of Debian
[ ] Choice 5: Change SC for non-free firmware in installer, one installer
[ ] Choice 6: Change SC for non-free firmware in installer, keep both installers
[ ] Choice 7: None Of The Above
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BALLOT OPTIONS
Choice 1: Only one installer, including non-free firmware
=========================================================
We will include non-free firmware packages from the "non-free-firmware"
section of the Debian archive on our official media (installer images and
live images). The included firmware binaries will *normally* be enabled by
default where the system determines that they are required, but where
possible we will include ways for users to disable this at boot (boot menu
option, kernel command line etc.).
When the installer/live system is running we will provide information to
the user about what firmware has been loaded (both free and non-free), and
we will *also* store that information on the target system such that users
will be able to find it later. Where non-free firmware is found to be
necessary, the target system will also be configured to use the
non-free-firmware component by default in the apt sources.list file. Our
users should receive security updates and important fixes to firmware
binaries just like any other installed software.
We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the
current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages.
Choice 2: Recommend installer containing non-free firmware
==========================================================
We will include non-free firmware packages from the "non-free-firmware"
section of the Debian archive on our official media (installer images and
live images). The included firmware binaries will *normally* be enabled by
default where the system determines that they are required, but where
possible we will include ways for users to disable this at boot (boot menu
option, kernel command line etc.).
When the installer/live system is running we will provide information to
the user about what firmware has been loaded (both free and non-free), and
we will *also* store that information on the target system such that users
will be able to find it later. Where non-free firmware is found to be
necessary, the target system will also be configured to use the
non-free-firmware component by default in the apt sources.list file. Our
users should receive security updates and important fixes to firmware
binaries just like any other installed software.
While we will publish these images as official Debian media, they will not
replace the current media sets that do not include non-free firmware
packages, but offered alongside. Images that do include non-free firmware
will be presented more prominently, so that newcomers will find them more
easily; fully-free images will not be hidden away; they will be linked
from the same project pages, but with less visual priority.
Choice 3: Allow presenting non-free installers alongside the free one
=====================================================================
The Debian project is permitted to make distribution media (installer
images and live images) containing non-free software from the Debian
archive available for download alongside with the free media in a way that
the user is informed before downloading which media are the free ones.
Choice 4: Installer with non-free software is not part of Debian
================================================================
We continue to stand by the spirit of the Debian Social Contract §1 which
says:
Debian will remain 100% free
We provide the guidelines that we use to determine if a work is "free"
in the document entitled "The Debian Free Software Guidelines". We
promise that the Debian system and all its components will be free
according to these guidelines. We will support people who create or use
both free and non-free works on Debian. We will never make the system
require the use of a non-free component.
Therefore we will not include any non-free software in Debian, nor in the
main archive or installer/live/cloud or other official images, and will
not enable anything from non-free or contrib by default.
We also continue to stand by the spirit of the Debian Social Contract §5
which says:
Works that do not meet our free software standards
We acknowledge that some of our users require the use of works that do
not conform to the Debian Free Software Guidelines. We have created
"contrib" and "non-free" areas in our archive for these works. The
packages in these areas are not part of the Debian system, although
they have been configured for use with Debian. We encourage CD
manufacturers to read the licenses of the packages in these areas and
determine if they can distribute the packages on their CDs. Thus,
although non-free works are not a part of Debian, we support their use
and provide infrastructure for non-free packages (such as our bug
tracking system and mailing lists).
Thereby reinforcing the interpretation that any installer or image with
non-free software on it is not part of the Debian system, but that we
support their use and welcome others to distribute such work.
Choice 5: Change SC for non-free firmware in installer, one installer
=====================================================================
This ballot option supersedes the Debian Social Contract (a foundation
document) under point 4.1.5 of the constitution and thus requires a 3:1
majority.
The Debian Social Contract is replaced with a new version that is
identical to the current version in all respects except that it adds the
following sentence to the end of point 5:
The Debian official media may include firmware that is otherwise not
part of the Debian system to enable use of Debian with hardware that
requires such firmware.
The Debian Project also makes the following statement on an issue of the
day:
We will include non-free firmware packages from the "non-free-firmware"
section of the Debian archive on our official media (installer images and
live images). The included firmware binaries will normally be enabled by
default where the system determines that they are required, but where
possible we will include ways for users to disable this at boot (boot menu
option, kernel command line etc.).
When the installer/live system is running we will provide information to
the user about what firmware has been loaded (both free and non-free), and
we will also store that information on the target system such that users
will be able to find it later. Where non-free firmware is found to be
necessary, the target system will also be configured to use the
non-free-firmware component by default in the apt sources.list file. Our
users should receive security updates and important fixes to firmware
binaries just like any other installed software.
We will publish these images as official Debian media, replacing the
current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages.
Choice 6: Change SC for non-free firmware in installer, keep both installers
============================================================================
This ballot option supersedes the Debian Social Contract (a foundation
document) under point 4.1.5 of the constitution and thus requires a 3:1
majority.
The Debian Social Contract is replaced with a new version that is
identical to the current version in all respects except that it adds the
following sentence to the end of point 5:
The Debian official media may include firmware that is otherwise not
part of the Debian system to enable use of Debian with hardware that
requires such firmware.
The Debian Project also makes the following statement on an issue of the
day:
We will include non-free firmware packages from the "non-free-firmware"
section of the Debian archive on our official media (installer images and
live images). The included firmware binaries will normally be enabled by
default where the system determines that they are required, but where
possible we will include ways for users to disable this at boot (boot menu
option, kernel command line etc.).
When the installer/live system is running we will provide information to
the user about what firmware has been loaded (both free and non-free), and
we will also store that information on the target system such that users
will be able to find it later. Where non-free firmware is found to be
necessary, the target system will also be configured to use the
non-free-firmware component by default in the apt sources.list file. Our
users should receive security updates and important fixes to firmware
binaries just like any other installed software.
We will publish these images as official Debian media, alongside the
current media sets that do not include non-free firmware packages.
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