[H-source-users] [bug #63209] devuan GNU/Linux not on list of supported distributions

[bill-auger]

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #63209 (project h-source):

i am not certain about all this, but i will explain as best as i understand
things

when h-node started, debian was not recognized - h-node was conceived to
support the FSDG distros - some years later, debian had agreed to a
collaboration and was added to the whitelist at that time

 
https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-and-debian-join-forces-to-help-free-software-users-find-the-hardware-they-need

however, i found no evidence for that from debian though - it appears that the
plan was never fully realized - the h-client was proposed, but never packaged
for debian - instead, the debian wiki suggests a different database, which
includes all hardware, without specifying if the kernel modules are libre or
not

i have argued that debian should be removed - because kernel modules are not
whitelisted, the non-free repos make all submissions dubious; and debian is
making no attempt to endorse h-node or encourage their users to contribute to
it

given that debian has recently decided that the installer will enable non-free
repos; the debian developers are now less helpful then ever, toward separating
and identifying non-free packages - the devuan installer has always enabled
non-free repos - h-node would need significant new code to allow debian or
devuan submissions, without false positives

perhaps that could change; and perhaps devuan could also participate - it is
worth considering; but i am not so hopeful, without some formal endorsement or
cooperation from the distro maintainers 


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