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> Free software is not.

A lot of free software is.




Give me examples not containing proprietary bits.


You are disagreeing about the meaning of the word free.


No, the definition is settled and based on the license.


self built chromium


This is a good example. It demonstrates that today the four freedoms may not be sufficient. Of course if you compile it yourself, you can remove the spying, but with the Google's browser it becomes harder and harder with time.

Related: https://elevenfreedoms.org/freedoms/




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