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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by josephcsible on Sunday January 09, 2022 @04:38PM (#29867564)
Non-free drivers don't get added to the kernel just for fun. They're there because hardware won't work right without them. So if you have such hardware, then running an entirely free distribution will make your system objectively worse, and if you don't, then the non-free drivers weren't getting loaded anyway, so running an entirely free distribution has no effect whatsoever.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by rurban on Monday January 10, 2022 @01:13AM (#29871248)
Because I need to work. I'm not a politician nor a philosopher.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by tharne on Sunday January 09, 2022 @09:08PM (#29869746)
I've been meaning to try GNU Guix for a while and haven't gotten around to it. Distro hopping is a pain in the ass when you have a lot of other stuff going on.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by 1MachineElf on Sunday January 09, 2022 @04:50PM (#29867665)
One has to choose between fixes for stuff like Spectre/Meltdown via non-free CPU microcode vs. a totally free kernel.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by agent008t on Monday January 10, 2022 @06:47AM (#29873338)
Font rendering is bad; makes web browsing uncomfortable.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by olgeni on Monday January 10, 2022 @12:39PM (#29878420)
Stopped caring about GNU/Linux 20+ years ago.
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Re:Ask HN: Why aren't you using an entirely free distributio... by dusted on Monday January 10, 2022 @04:51AM (#29872491)
Because I prefer convenience to freedom.
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