This is not the “binary blobs” issue (which is still debated, as you say). This is the “binary kernel modules” issue, which is pretty much settled: Even thoug

This is not the “binary blobs” issue (which is still debated, as you say). This is the “binary kernel modules” issue, which is pretty much settled: Even though they are commonly used and distributed, the kernel can never explicitly allow it! This is what would happen if they did: https://lwn.net/Articles/162686/ https://lwn.net/Articles/162686/