K\u00f6z\u00f6lt\u00e9k a Debian projekt fejleszt\u0151inek \u00e1ltal\u00e1nos szavaz\u00e1s\u00e1nak (GR, \u00e1ltal\u00e1nos hat\u00e1rozat) eredm\u00e9nyeit, akik r\u00e9szt vesznek a csomagok fenntart\u00e1s\u00e1ban \u00e9s az infrastrukt\u00fara t\u00e1mogat\u00e1s\u00e1ban. A szavaz\u00e1s t\u00e1rgya az volt, hogy a hivatalos telep\u00edt\u0151k\u00e9pek \u00e9s \u00e9l\u0151 build-ek r\u00e9szek\u00e9nt szabad szoftverek mell\u00e9 az enged\u00e9lyezett, z\u00e1rt forr\u00e1sk\u00f3d\u00fa firmware-eket sz\u00e1ll\u00edts\u00e1k. A szavaz\u00e1son a \u00f6t\u00f6dik pont gy\u0151z\u00f6tt: \u201eM\u00f3dos\u00edtsuk a k\u00f6zjav\u00e1t a z\u00e1rt forr\u00e1s\u00fa firmware-ek telep\u00edt\u00e9si programban val\u00f3 biztos\u00edt\u00e1s\u00e1hoz egys\u00e9ges telep\u00edt\u00e9si csomagok biztos\u00edt\u00e1s\u00e1val.\u201d <\/p>\n
A kiv\u00e1lasztott lehet\u0151s\u00e9g a K\u00f6z\u00f6ss\u00e9gi Szerz\u0151d\u00e9s (Debian Social Contract) m\u00f3dos\u00edt\u00e1s\u00e1t jelenti, amely a projekt alapelveit \u00e9s a k\u00f6z\u00f6ss\u00e9g k\u00f6telezetts\u00e9geit hat\u00e1rozza meg. Az \u00f6t\u00f6dik pontban, amely a szabad szoftverekkel kapcsolatos szabv\u00e1nyok betart\u00e1s\u00e1ra vonatkozik, kieg\u00e9sz\u00edt\u00e9s lesz, amely megjegyzi, hogy a Debian hivatalos adathordoz\u00f3i tartalmazhatnak olyan firmware-eket, amelyek nem a Debian rendszer r\u00e9sz\u00e9t k\u00e9pezik, ha ez sz\u00fcks\u00e9ges a disztrib\u00faci\u00f3 m\u0171k\u00f6d\u00e9s\u00e9hez olyan hardveren, amelyhez hasonl\u00f3 firmware-ek sz\u00fcks\u00e9gesek. <\/p>\n
A Debian hivatalos telep\u00edt\u0151 m\u00e9di\u00e1j\u00e1ba \u00e9s \u00e9l\u0151 k\u00e9peibe a \u201enon-free-firmware\u201d szekci\u00f3b\u00f3l csomagok ker\u00fclnek, amelyb\u0151l a nem ingyenes firmware-ekkel kapcsolatos \u00f6sszetev\u0151ket kivett\u00e9k a nem-ingyenes t\u00e1rol\u00f3b\u00f3l. Ha olyan hardver \u00e1ll rendelkez\u00e9sre, amely sz\u00e1m\u00e1ra k\u00fcls\u0151 firmware-ek sz\u00fcks\u00e9gesek, a sz\u00fcks\u00e9ges z\u00e1rt forr\u00e1sk\u00f3d\u00fa firmware-ek haszn\u00e1lata alap\u00e9rtelmezetten be lesz kapcsolva. Ugyanakkor a szabad szoftvert el\u0151nyben r\u00e9szes\u00edt\u0151 felhaszn\u00e1l\u00f3k sz\u00e1m\u00e1ra a bet\u00f6lt\u00e9si folyamat sor\u00e1n lehet\u0151s\u00e9g ny\u00edlik a nem ingyenes firmware-ek haszn\u00e1lat\u00e1nak letilt\u00e1s\u00e1ra. <\/p>\n
Ezenk\u00edv\u00fcl az installer \u00e9s a live-k\u00e9p inform\u00e1ci\u00f3t ny\u00fajt arr\u00f3l, hogy milyen t\u00edpus\u00fa firmware ker\u00fclt bet\u00f6lt\u00e9sre. Az alkalmazott firmware-ekhez kapcsol\u00f3d\u00f3 adatok a telep\u00edtett rendszerben is megmaradnak, \u00edgy a felhaszn\u00e1l\u00f3 k\u00e9s\u0151bb t\u00e1j\u00e9koz\u00f3dhat a haszn\u00e1lt firmware-ekr\u0151l. Amennyiben a telep\u00edt\u00e9s ut\u00e1n a hardver m\u0171k\u00f6d\u00e9s\u00e9hez firmware-ek sz\u00fcks\u00e9gesek, a rendszer alap\u00e9rtelmezetten javasolja a non-free-firmware t\u00e1rol\u00f3 hozz\u00e1ad\u00e1s\u00e1t a sources.list f\u00e1jlhoz, lehet\u0151v\u00e9 t\u00e9ve a firmware-ek friss\u00edt\u00e9seit, amelyek sebezhet\u0151s\u00e9gi jav\u00edt\u00e1sokat \u00e9s fontos hibajav\u00edt\u00e1sokat tartalmaznak. A z\u00e1rt forr\u00e1sk\u00f3d\u00fa firmware-eket hivatalos adathordoz\u00f3kk\u00e9nt fogj\u00e1k forgalmazni, amelyek felv\u00e1ltj\u00e1k az eddig k\u00edn\u00e1lt, nem z\u00e1rt forr\u00e1sk\u00f3d\u00fa firmware-ek n\u00e9lk\u00fcli k\u00e9peket. <\/p>\n
A firmware delivery issue has arisen because equipment manufacturers increasingly resort to using external firmware loaded by the operating system instead of providing firmware in the permanent memory of the devices themselves. Such external firmware is necessary for many modern graphics, audio, and network adapters. However, the question remains uncertain as to how the delivery of proprietary firmware aligns with the requirement for only free software to be included in the main Debian builds, since firmware operates on hardware devices rather than in the system, thus relating to the equipment. On modern computers equipped even with fully free distributions, firmware integrated within the hardware is executed. The only difference is that some firmware is loaded by the operating system, while others are already embedded in the ROM or Flash memory. <\/p>\n
So far, proprietary firmware has not been included in the official installation images of Debian and has been provided in a separate non-free repository. Installation builds that include proprietary firmware hold an unofficial status and are distributed separately, leading to confusion and difficulty for users, as in many cases proper functioning of modern equipment can only be achieved after installing proprietary firmware. The preparation and maintenance of unofficial builds with proprietary firmware have also been undertaken by the Debian project, which required additional resource expenditure for assembling, testing, and hosting unofficial builds that duplicate the official ones. <\/p>\n