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We preach that curl | sh is evil because of a potential lack of transparency but rarely does anyone denounce the evils of binary packages. This is "Free
by dfc 12y ago
We preach that curl | sh is evil because of a potential lack of
transparency but rarely does anyone denounce the evils of binary
packages.
This is "Freedom 1"[1] and a bedrock principle of the FSF.[2] Applebaum recently gave a talk "Free Software for Freedom Surveilance and You" about the evils of binary packages.[3]
[1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
[2] Free Software is Even More Important Now: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-important.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-even-more-impor...
[3] https://media.libreplanet.org/u/zakkai/m/free-software-for-freedom-surveillance-and-you/ https://media.libreplanet.org/u/zakkai/m/free-software-for-f...