Alexandre Oliva on Nostr: on this day, in 2008, Jeff Moe announced the Linux-libre project ...
on this day, in 2008, Jeff Moe announced the Linux-libre project
https://web.archive.org/web/20140203134408/http://lists.autistici.org/message/20080221.002845.467ba592.en.html
Linux had been nonfree for 12 years already by then
Linux-libre is now 17, and Linux is still nonfree
nonfree firmware dependencies keep on being added underneath
but nobody cares if they're written in C or Rust or whatever, or that they're nonfree
no questions asked for lower-level bits with higher corruption potential
the hypocrisy is palpable
https://web.archive.org/web/20140203134408/http://lists.autistici.org/message/20080221.002845.467ba592.en.html
Linux had been nonfree for 12 years already by then
Linux-libre is now 17, and Linux is still nonfree
nonfree firmware dependencies keep on being added underneath
but nobody cares if they're written in C or Rust or whatever, or that they're nonfree
no questions asked for lower-level bits with higher corruption potential
the hypocrisy is palpable