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Re: I don’t understand "non free firmware to install debian"

Hi, well, technically I can see hot the "non-free" bit might sound a little worrying. However (!) non-free in this context doesn't mean necessarily "paid for", but rather that it comes with "strings attached". These strings would typically be detailed in the terms and conditions provided and might be something like; you agree not to try to reverse engineer the code, modify it, put your name on it and sell it etc etc ..".

So the answer literally would be; "it depends on the terms and conditions / license ...
Hi, well, technically I can see hot the "non-free" bit might sound a little worrying. However (!) non-free in this context doesn't mean necessarily "paid for", but rather that it comes with "strings attached". These strings would typically be detailed in the terms and conditions provided and might be something like; you agree not to try to reverse engineer the code, modify it, put your name on it and sell it etc etc ..".

So the answer literally would be; "it depends on the terms and conditions / license ...