I got banned permanently from this server (with no explanation of why). However, it look like it is also on Codeberg, which I am not banned from (although many

I got banned permanently from this server (with no explanation of why). However, it look like it is also on Codeberg, which I am not banned from (although many of the links are incorrect when viewed on Codeberg (at least if JavaScripts are disabled), it still works). I think these articles are good, but I do have some other comments. For some programs, there is the possibility that some parts can potentially work without non-FOSS but is difficult to separate. (This can also be a different problem in case you only want one part of the program.) A program can also be Free but "trapped", in case it requires proprietary compilers to compile it (although it is often possible to work around this; sometimes easily and sometimes more difficult). For some games that have non-FOSS parts, there is also the issue of if the non-FOSS parts can execute arbitrary code or otherwise do things outside of the game itself, that is not necessarily desirable (e.g. a Game Boy Advance emulator might be FOSS, although the programs it emulates might or might not be FOSS, but either way do not affect the rest of the computer nor the internet and other stuff like that); and, also the consideration of whether the software can be used without the non-FOSS parts (if you can replace them; e.g. a FOSS game engine might be made as a clone of a non-FOSS game engine that can use the original game files but you can also make your own fully FOSS games using it too). There is also some that may require non-FOSS to access, even if the software itself is FOSS. Proprietary (or overly complicated, even if FOSS) communication channels are also not mentioned (although another comment on here does mention it), and I think it probably is a concern (not one that necessarily makes the project itself to be not FOSS, but still might be worth mentioning), even if it does not make the program itself to be not FOSS, it can make it difficult to contribute or to use it. Being FOSS does not necessarily mean that you intend to run the program on your computer; you might only want to view the code, or modify it before running it, or use your own program (or a different FOSS program) as a substitute. Programs can be "open core" but the non-FOSS part is still clearly distinct from it (which is the case for SQLite). (In the case of SQLite, they also mention the non-FOSS test suite; they are not needed to run the program, but it may make it difficult to make your own changes and then test it. However, some programs do not have a real test suite at all, anyways.)