From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Leo Famulari Subject: bug#35915: Please provide an installer with non-free drivers Date: Sun, 26 May 2019 20:50:41 -0400 Message-ID: <20190527005041.GA31402@jasmine.lan> References: <18075d76-d9b5-05d6-e21e-28b6afed4a88@mailbox.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:53190) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hV3qx-0000Qc-Ei for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 26 May 2019 20:51:04 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hV3qw-0004O6-Gd for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 26 May 2019 20:51:03 -0400 Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:38667) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hV3qw-0004Nw-CA for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 26 May 2019 20:51:02 -0400 Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hV3qw-0002r4-8Q for bug-guix@gnu.org; Sun, 26 May 2019 20:51:02 -0400 Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-Message-ID: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18075d76-d9b5-05d6-e21e-28b6afed4a88@mailbox.org> List-Id: Bug reports for GNU Guix List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-guix-bounces+gcggb-bug-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "bug-Guix" To: juh Cc: 35915@debbugs.gnu.org --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Sun, May 26, 2019 at 12:37:18PM +0200, juh wrote: > Guix is not just another Linux distribution, but something new that > supports transactional upgrades and roll-backs, unprivileged package > management and declarative system configuration. This is really > exciting. If Guix were just another distro focusing on free software, > there would be no need for a nonfree installer iso. But in case of Guix > I think it is missing. Personally I agree with you. Guix is a great advance in technology and in some ways the project holds itself back by not shipping with support for most WiFi chips. Wireless networking is a crucial technology in 2019 and the standards of usability or user friendliness of technology have never been higher. > Please consider that using hardware that is supported by free drivers is > a privilege. I agree with this too and frankly it can't be understated. Being picky about which computer to use costs some money and, even more important for many of us, time. However, as others have said, Guix is a GNU project, so there is no option for GNU Guix to distribute an installer with non-free drivers. We appreciate your thoughtful email and I hope you will stick around and join our community :) --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAABCAAdFiEEsFFZSPHn08G5gDigJkb6MLrKfwgFAlzrNF4ACgkQJkb6MLrK fwj5/Q/8C/0AtzzVbay74TBxgNC6Kz9MVi45XK827Tvq+iLAnFk156ZPnhpMb0G5 OxGMdDZbg0sHJXzzTFz6l6p0XFAMZyI2MArtQ3bJ6tl+yzOUmMGTBM0r0OS/1EEh qQKCvJ9hmNHggZ9uJBEskr510TZzrgl0IIIdJ40tTZowSGNnVZHKaw4l+Lj1lrDA yVymGhoD78FoaPIimvVdb/aVchHryjU/uszWh200knUd1uewVQxDp9Lqo5d86hzv 3jexbOTywtNcdAfgsTBwAlZw7dnro76EUrgMywh7wpurWBNOnk3dm2MCMl+fYDzH ICNVoj/82S+Gr9ijZWWq9NVbkg+nfVwHmozmyIerRSq2X6dX9oTXGqacFkj3FTTL xG2mvmEc3S+lus6PpjutD5VPQTOksJayWWkmedDiNiTcGbdTPiofPzS4F5bgrmKw llzM0lSHqkFnooEFsIoKLcE6lDd1KneemAenLzfLVUeWwFsY2SvNh7CPWuPeTOcj xlQtVQe4OL6+jOy/HBcUH0FWzXWE7QjDRW3xfPz28OmwqUj56p9mCQ7TMi4sfEHi aC0XsU4/kPGK/Ex7WsOusmPAbRihDzcGV1yl4bX7IV68SC7HlzGyg/2L4/oiuNtC VLs8awVR9GczToqir5qpjRaXmp1wg6afrYBQNXtc+hDtJBzLd68= =eVTu -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WIyZ46R2i8wDzkSu--