[H-source-users] Shall we remove debian from h-node? (was Re: [bug #63209] devuan GNU/Linux not on list of supported distributions)

[Yuchen Pei]

On Thu 2022-10-13 19:18:19 -0400, bill-auger wrote:

> i think that today there is a better reason to remove debian
> than to add devuan, unless something changes in debian or devuan

Based on the reasons you gave in a previous message
<https://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/h-source-users/2022-10/msg00005.html>:

> 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

I am inclined to agree.  I don't know how to verify the last part
("making no attempt to endorse h-node..."), but I have not seen any such
attempt either.

Let's see what others have to say on this.  CCing Ian and FSF Campaigns
to this thread.

Best,
Yuchen

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