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In the specified comment GrapheneOS explicitly stated that they have no opposition against non-free binaries and proprietary programs. Doesn't Free software requires it to not host non free binaries? This is not even firmware

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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You can install and run non-free applications (like games or the nvidia driver) on Linux distributions. Does that make Linux non-free?

I would argue that restricting an OS to run exclusively FOSS code robs the user of the first guarantee of free software: "the freedom to use the program for any purpose".

[–] lunar_dust_222@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But play store is the only blob that is directly endorsed by devs

[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Please explain why you think they're endorsing it.