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How FOSS is your setup?
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2024
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I still have Intel WiFi and a phone which requires firmware to work correctly.
I also recently installed Lego star wars in Bottles for fun. I also use the web a lot which uses non free JavaScript.
😮😮 JS is non-free?
The engine probably is free, but the code it runs often is not.
isnt all JS technically code-available though?
so at least we have that going for it.
Even then, it might be minified or even obfuscated
You can't run, study, modify and distribute it