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[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Successful_Try543@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

OK, TY. I've thought, there were just downloader packages, containing scripts to download the firmware binary from the device manufacturer and install it on the system, like e.g. the one for the Broadcom wireless driver.

[-] pmc@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

That would be contrib - free software that downloads or relies on non-free software. non-free and non-free-firmware just contain straight up non-free (but redistributable) binaries.

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