Bug 26412

Summary:	Nvidia driver installation online mode
Product:	Mageia	Reporter:	Jose Manuel López <joselp>
Component:	Release (media or process)	Assignee:	Mageia Bug Squad <bugsquad>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	Normal	CC:	lewyssmith, sysadmin-bugs
Version:	Cauldron
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Source RPM:	Isos	CVE:
Status comment:

Description Jose Manuel López 2020-04-01 10:47:28 CEST

Description of problem: Creo que los driver de Nvidia no deberían ir incluidos en las isos, ni Live ni completas. 
No rompe esto algunas politicas de software libre?
No sería recomendable que la instalación de este driver (que es opcional debido a que existe Nouveau), fuera bajo descarga en vez de incluirlo en la ISO?


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Mageia 7.1 ISOS and Mageia 8 Cauldron


How reproducible: Download ISO and install with non-free driver.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. Download ISO, Live or DVD classical.
2. Install.
3. The driver Nvidia installed automatically

Comment 1 Jose Manuel López 2020-04-01 10:50:09 CEST

I think Nvidia's drivers should not be included in the isos, neither Live nor complete. 
Doesn't this break some free software policies?
Wouldn't it be advisable that the installation of this driver (which is optional due to the existence of Nouveau), be under download instead of including it in the ISO?

Description in english..sorry.

Comment 2 Lewis Smith 2020-04-01 21:21:21 CEST

> Description in english..sorry.
Thanks!

> I think Nvidia's drivers should not be included in the isos, neither Live
> nor complete. 
> Doesn't this break some free software policies?
No, because you have to explicitly accept 'Nonfree' drivers (which mainly mean graphics drivers) during the installation. If you want a pure system with no Nonfree software, you have that option: on the Boot menu for the Live ISOs, later on with the Classic.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
CC: (none) => lewyssmith
Status: NEW => RESOLVED