Some hardware firmware is a binary blob because THERE IS NO KNOWN WAY TO COMPILE IT.

Certain chips are manufactured with an initialization code sequence that is generated very similarly to how an FPGA floor planning works.

It should be made clear this Debian Vote is to include Proprietary Firmware in the installer so it is possible for new users to install and try Linux. If it's not in the installer, new users just perceive that free software / Linux just doesn't work at all. That doesn't help anyone.