So if someone installs Linux themselves they don't meet this bar you're setting? That seems pretty far from the normal open source ethos.

Ah, so using evil commercial OSes is part of that so called ethos?

No, installing your own OS is very open source.

Which isn't a thing with macOS and Windows, so where is that ethos again?

You were confused why people would do things with GNU/Linux without "supporting GNU/Linux vendors".

But that's restricting it to people that use the preinstalled OS, which is strange, because of how fitting it is to install your own copy of GNU/Linux.

"Yes, you see, you're only free if you do exactly what we tell you."

Also, it's a thing on Windows/PCs.

We are talking about GNU/Linux here.

We are not. You are.

That was the whole point of this thread, naturally some rather move goal posts to avoid the subject that Linux users rather give money to proprietary desktop platforms than help desktop Linux ever become a reality.

Yes. Because Linux is not competitive in some cases.