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Yes. And the commenter is pointing out that if Guix has a bug, and the available fix is via non-free firmware, they will not pull in the fix. Users thus continu

by akerl_ 2y ago

Yes. And the commenter is pointing out that if Guix has a bug, and the available fix is via non-free firmware, they will not pull in the fix. Users thus continue to be affected by the bug.

dullcrisp 2y ago
They make it sound like they’ve discovered a secret
- poincaredisk 2y ago
  They make it sound like they're dogmatic about their views, which of exactly what they claim. I, for contrast, use free software almost exclusively, but I have no moral problems with using proprietary drivers.
  - anthk 2y ago
    Drivers are software too.
    - kleiba 2y ago
      Hence "almost".
- akerl_ 2y ago
  I think you’re reading further into this than is there.
kleiba 2y ago
There's no reason a bug fix for a free software needs to be non-free.