You have done just enough research to use the right nomenclature in the wrong way. Using a drogue might not technically be freefall, but it is called drogue-fal

You have done just enough research to use the right nomenclature in the wrong way. Using a drogue might not technically be freefall, but it is called drogue-fall because you're hauling ass. It is not a parachute. The para part of parachute means it will slow your decent enough to save your life. A drogue is used mainly for stability and to slow you down enough so your parachute won't explode when deployed. Deploying a drogue doesn't mean you're now "under canopy". As to a drogue making this no longer a skydive, drogues are used in tandem skydives and are most certainly perfectly acceptable. You're entitled to an opinion, it just so happens that your opinion is wrong.