Feature changed by: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) Feature #308388, revision 3 Title: Automatically propose to install firmware or proprietary driver openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Description: Ubuntu system's one nice tool: always notificates and proposes to install firmware and proprietary drive. OpenSUSE should also! Now, for example, openSUSE installs b43-fwcutter, but don’t inform, that I need to run /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. Now OpenSUSE installs nv, but It would be nice to automatically notificate about possibility to install proprietary nvidia driver + Discussion: + #1: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) (2010-02-04 20:27:00) + Just because Ubuntu does something does not mean we have to do the + same. And then there's also the legal side which you have seemed to + forgot. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308388

Feature changed by: jpxviii jpxviii (jpxviii) Feature #308388, revision 5 Title: Automatically propose to install firmware or proprietary driver + Hackweek V: Unconfirmed + Priority + Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Description: Ubuntu system's one nice tool: always notificates and proposes to install firmware and proprietary drive. OpenSUSE should also! Now, for example, openSUSE installs b43-fwcutter, but don’t inform, that I need to run /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. Now OpenSUSE installs nv, but It would be nice to automatically notificate about possibility to install proprietary nvidia driver Discussion: #1: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) (2010-02-04 20:27:00) Just because Ubuntu does something does not mean we have to do the same. And then there's also the legal side which you have seemed to forgot. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308388

Feature changed by: phil osophe (posophe) Feature #308388, revision 8 Title: Automatically propose to install firmware or proprietary driver Hackweek V: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Ubuntu system's one nice tool: always notificates and proposes to install firmware and proprietary drive. OpenSUSE should also! Now, for example, openSUSE installs b43-fwcutter, but don’t inform, that I need to run /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. Now OpenSUSE installs nv, but It would be nice to automatically notificate about possibility to install proprietary nvidia driver Discussion: #1: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) (2010-02-04 20:27:00) Just because Ubuntu does something does not mean we have to do the same. And then there's also the legal side which you have seemed to forgot. #2: Simone Ramacci (simosito) (2011-02-21 11:38:16) (reply to #1) I don't see the legal issue here. On Ubuntu jockey (the driver dialog) tells the user whether the driver is free or proprietary. If the user knows, what would the problem be? Also, when choosing between a free or closed driver can affect how well this or that piece of hardware works, it should be possible to choose the best driver even if you are a newbie. + #3: phil osophe (posophe) (2012-09-15 16:47:53) (reply to #2) + Why not simply ask the question ? Usage of a closed-source driver could + be explain by gaming for example >> "Do you preview to play with this + computer ?" >> Yes >> We recommend to use a priority driver. + Windows has an advantage that installation is really intuitive, but for + a lot of linux-distros, it isn't. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308388

Feature changed by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Feature #308388, revision 10 Title: Automatically propose to install firmware or proprietary driver Hackweek V: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Mandatory + openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed + Priority + Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Ubuntu system's one nice tool: always notificates and proposes to install firmware and proprietary drive. OpenSUSE should also! Now, for example, openSUSE installs b43-fwcutter, but don’t inform, that I need to run /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. Now OpenSUSE installs nv, but It would be nice to automatically notificate about possibility to install proprietary nvidia driver Discussion: #1: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) (2010-02-04 20:27:00) Just because Ubuntu does something does not mean we have to do the same. And then there's also the legal side which you have seemed to forgot. #2: Simone Ramacci (simosito) (2011-02-21 11:38:16) (reply to #1) I don't see the legal issue here. On Ubuntu jockey (the driver dialog) tells the user whether the driver is free or proprietary. If the user knows, what would the problem be? Also, when choosing between a free or closed driver can affect how well this or that piece of hardware works, it should be possible to choose the best driver even if you are a newbie. #3: phil osophe (posophe) (2012-09-15 16:47:53) (reply to #2) Why not simply ask the question ? Usage of a closed-source driver could be explain by gaming for example >> "Do you preview to play with this computer ?" >> Yes >> We recommend to use a priority driver. Windows has an advantage that installation is really intuitive, but for a lot of linux-distros, it isn't. #4: Simone Ramacci (simosito) (2012-10-15 12:32:55) (reply to #3) Not only gaming though, also those fine WOW DE effects I usually disable. I think we should tell the user something like: «You are using community (open) drivers. The hardware producers have made available a specific (closed/proprietary) driver. Would you like to switch to the proprietary driver?» So if one has no problems with the current drivers, one can keep them. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308388

Feature changed by: Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) Feature #308388, revision 12 Title: Automatically propose to install firmware or proprietary driver - Hackweek V: Unconfirmed + Hackweek V: Rejected by Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) + reject reason: Not done. Priority Requester: Important - openSUSE-11.3: Unconfirmed + openSUSE Distribution: Rejected by Karl Cheng (qantas94heavy) + reject reason: SUSE lawyers have determined that openSUSE cannot do + this for the majority of proprietary drivers or firmware out there. Priority - Requester: Important - openSUSE-11.4: Unconfirmed - Priority - Requester: Mandatory - openSUSE Distribution: Unconfirmed - Priority Requester: Desirable Requested by: Mindaugas Baranauskas (embar-) Partner organization: openSUSE.org Description: Ubuntu system's one nice tool: always notificates and proposes to install firmware and proprietary drive. OpenSUSE should also! Now, for example, openSUSE installs b43-fwcutter, but don’t inform, that I need to run /usr/sbin/install_bcm43xx_firmware. Now OpenSUSE installs nv, but It would be nice to automatically notificate about possibility to install proprietary nvidia driver Discussion: #1: Jan Engelhardt (jengelh) (2010-02-04 20:27:00) Just because Ubuntu does something does not mean we have to do the same. And then there's also the legal side which you have seemed to forgot. #2: Simone Ramacci (simosito) (2011-02-21 11:38:16) (reply to #1) I don't see the legal issue here. On Ubuntu jockey (the driver dialog) tells the user whether the driver is free or proprietary. If the user knows, what would the problem be? Also, when choosing between a free or closed driver can affect how well this or that piece of hardware works, it should be possible to choose the best driver even if you are a newbie. #3: phil osophe (posophe) (2012-09-15 16:47:53) (reply to #2) Why not simply ask the question ? Usage of a closed-source driver could be explain by gaming for example >> "Do you preview to play with this computer ?" >> Yes >> We recommend to use a priority driver. Windows has an advantage that installation is really intuitive, but for a lot of linux-distros, it isn't. #4: Simone Ramacci (simosito) (2012-10-15 12:32:55) (reply to #3) Not only gaming though, also those fine WOW DE effects I usually disable. I think we should tell the user something like: «You are using community (open) drivers. The hardware producers have made available a specific (closed/proprietary) driver. Would you like to switch to the proprietary driver?» So if one has no problems with the current drivers, one can keep them. #5: Sławomir Lach (lachu) (2015-04-22 20:23:46) You must know that Yast in OpenSuSE 10.0 offers this functionality. You only run network module and it will detect network cart and ask to install driver/firmware. The same situation was in printing module. I think, that never version of OpenSuSE works in similar way. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308388