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> Why accuse the FSF of hypocrisy? I'm not sure I fully agree with the author, but I think their point is that the FSF makes exceptions for binary blobs in som
by cmeacham98 5y ago
> Why accuse the FSF of hypocrisy?
I'm not sure I fully agree with the author, but I think their point is that the FSF makes exceptions for binary blobs in some places because of usability, but then denies similar exceptions elsewhere because they're not libre. The complaint is that the decision on what counts as being included in the loopholes appears largely arbitrary, at least from an outsider's perspective.
- throwaway81523 5y agoIs that hypocrisy, or just an oversight / unintended consequence?
- medo-bear 5y agolast time i looked at their guidelines i understood it that proprietry blobs will be tolerated as long as libre alternatives dont exist. for an organisation that values free software above all else (including security) i think this is a principled approach. i fail to see any hypocricy on the other hand whenever there is some GNU/FSF topic on hn there are always the same people taking the opportunity to throw mud at these organisations. think of this what you will