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Debian Prepares To Vote On Non-Free Software
DJFelix writes "Manoj Srivastava, Debian Project Secretary, has posted a proposed General Resolution regarding the handling of the non-free section of Debian. This is very important to me, as I am a Debian maintainer who only maintains non-free packages. If you are a Debian non-free maintainer or Debian non-free user who does not want to see the non-free section disappear from Debian, I highly suggest you get involved."
Debian is a server-oriented distro, not a desktop one, so adjust your
expectations accordingly. Insert the
CD-ROM and run the installer and all you get is a kernel and single-user
mode. No hardware detection to speak of, and no X. You need to go and
find (in advance) all the drivers you need for the hardware (I'm unclear
about how to tell the installer that you have them, and where to put
them). No graphical install that I can find (not that that's a problem,
but the lack of hardware detection is a *big* minus). Once it's running
you can log in and apt-get everything else you need, but the process is
wholly manual, as is all the subsequent setup. There is no way I can
find of Debian leaving you with a fully functional working system and
an X login with all the toys installed like RH does.
Can anyone help with this?