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Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distribution of GNU/Linux?
https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html
- josephcsible 5y agoNon-free drivers don't get added to the kernel just for fun. They're there because hardware won't work right without them. So if you have such hardware, then running an entirely free distribution will make your system objectively worse, and if you don't, then the non-free drivers weren't getting loaded anyway, so running an entirely free distribution has no effect whatsoever.
- 1MachineElf 5y agoOne has to choose between fixes for stuff like Spectre/Meltdown via non-free CPU microcode vs. a totally free kernel.
- tharne 5y agoI've been meaning to try GNU Guix for a while and haven't gotten around to it. Distro hopping is a pain in the ass when you have a lot of other stuff going on.
- rurban 5y agoBecause I need to work. I'm not a politician nor a philosopher.
- dusted 5y agoBecause I prefer convenience to freedom.
- agent008t 5y agoFont rendering is bad; makes web browsing uncomfortable.
- olgeni 5y agoStopped caring about GNU/Linux 20+ years ago.