www/distros common-distros.html

[Richard M. Stallman]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Richard M. Stallman <rms>       24/01/05 21:57:12

Modified files:
        distros        : common-distros.html 

Log message:
        Use more negative words to talk about Debian's optional way to requst
        not installing nonfree firmware.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/distros/common-distros.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.142&r2=1.143

Patches:
Index: common-distros.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/distros/common-distros.html,v
retrieving revision 1.142
retrieving revision 1.143
diff -u -b -r1.142 -r1.143
--- common-distros.html 15 Dec 2023 11:51:39 -0000      1.142
+++ common-distros.html 6 Jan 2024 02:57:09 -0000       1.143
@@ -123,12 +123,11 @@
 now recommends preferentially a new installer program which, on most
 computers, installs all the nonfree firmware without even asking.</p>
 
-<p>It is no longer easy to install only the free packages of Debian.  In
-effect, Debian has become more like the other nonfree distros.  While Debian
-does provide options at boot time to avoid nonfree firmware, that does not
-change our conclusion. See
-<a href="/distros/optionally-free-not-enough.html">
-Optionally Free Is Not Enough</a>.</p>
+<p>It is no longer easy to install only the free packages of Debian.
+There are ways to request this, but they require specific knowledge.
+See <a href="/distros/optionally-free-not-enough.html"> Optionally
+Free Is Not Enough</a>.  In effect, Debian has become more like the
+other nonfree distros.</p>
 
 <p>Debian also has a &ldquo;contrib&rdquo; repository; its packages
 are free, but some of them exist to load separately distributed
@@ -422,7 +421,7 @@
 
 <p class="unprintable">Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2023/12/15 11:51:39 $
+$Date: 2024/01/06 02:57:09 $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </p>
 </div>