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Exactly, this I why I won't use Linux or Firefox, I don't want to be the product.

• creatonez 1y ago
  Most Linux distros are completely free of any builtin telemetry. Your fears are unwarranted.
  • 333c 1y ago
    I believe that's the point being made by the comment you're replying to
  • cbpowell 1y ago
    My impression (perhaps incorrect) was that the guy was being sarcastic.
    • thadt 1y ago
      We at the HN do not have a sense of humor we're aware of.
• inetknght 1y ago
  Linux is free as in free speech. It's also open source. Firefox... is free as in free beer.
  • noisem4ker 1y ago
    Firefox is covered by the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which is a free-as-in-freedom, open source software license. What's your definition of freedom?
    • inetknght 1y ago
      > Firefox is covered by the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which is a free-as-in-freedom Firefox is subject to a non-free terms of use. > What's your definition of freedom? Let me use the software without limitation.
      • creatonez 1y ago
        This AUP is related to the optional backend services run by Mozilla. The frontends for all of these services are open source, with no usage restrictions. It doesn't affect how Firefox is licensed in terms of copyright. Additionally, the backends for some of these services (such as Firefox Sync and Mozilla Accounts) are fully open source, so you could avoid the AUP if you wanted to.