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>> Do you think one could find a software that downloads something nonfree in the FSF Free Software Directory? I do not expect that. > Typically, Firefox with

>> Do you think one could find a software that downloads something nonfree in the FSF Free Software Directory? I do not expect that. > Typically, Firefox with the non-free extensions. It's not there: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fdirectory.fsf.org+firefox https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fdirect... > but I don't believe the fsf-approved distro criteria help a lot, they are so impractical They are, but it's by design. You are not supposed to follow them as an ordinary user. They were created in order to show the one true freedom as it should exist.

jraph 2y ago
Oh, I didn't realize there is a FSF free software directory. Thanks for the (re?)discovery. > They are, but it's by design I don't think anybody actually wants free software without any compromise to be impractical, so no, I would not say by design, it's just a sad reality. My stronger concern is that it's likely impractical for free software advocacy.
- fsflover 2y ago
  > I don't think anybody actually wants free software without any compromise to be impractical This is not what I meant when I said "by design". I meant that in today's world, striving for the true, pure freedom is very much expected to be impractical, so do not be surprised that the FSF-endorsed distros are unusable. Nobody wants that but it's expected. This however serves as a goal, so not completely useless. I guess we agree.
  - jraph 2y ago
    > I guess we agree. Yep, I believe so :-)