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		seba_dos1 on April 19, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Debian and firmware > I think part of the problem is identifying which of those alternatives is closest to "exactly Debian, but without the hardware support problems". That sounds like Debian's non-free ISO.

regularfry on April 19, 2022 [–]

Yes, but it needs a different name to create a clear space between Debian's comparative purity and the ideologically messy practicalities of actually getting the hardware working. Technically there's little challenge, the hard work on that part has been done.

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