Post B18ftKyPcF7ZeP2ohE by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
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(DIR) Post #B17KghIwz8aywwp4LI by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2025-12-10T20:17:05Z
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Some half formed thought about how insistence on the GNU/Linux thing isn't just about giving recognition to GNU, it's about the belief that GNU is somehow the only proper path to understanding free software
(DIR) Post #B17Kgir1DxRPktln5E by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2025-12-10T20:59:44Z
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@mjg59 That insistence ultimately became the beginning of the litmus test for one’s Free Software purity, spawning a purity spiral that many still find themselves diving into. It’s a prime example of a hill FSF does on that has done far more harm to “the cause” than any good.Purism ended up being defined by that purity spiral and I think it led to more harm than good there as well.
(DIR) Post #B18ftKyPcF7ZeP2ohE by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-12-11T12:32:13.959081Z
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@mjg59 GNU is the only path to free software - as every single other OS project becomes proprietary software every single time.
(DIR) Post #B18fzabSPxInrZHxmi by SpaceLifeForm@infosec.exchange
2025-12-11T03:20:09Z
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@mjg59 You will need some GNU userland tools and understand them, even if you want cross-compile a different toolchain.And, then build your userland from source with your new toolchain. Most people will not try this.
(DIR) Post #B18fzbqNnwpri9HOgi by mjg59@nondeterministic.computer
2025-12-11T03:31:14Z
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@SpaceLifeForm why? There's a completely functional set of non-gnu tools
(DIR) Post #B18fzca73vPnzyfuy0 by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2025-12-11T12:33:19.194757Z
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@mjg59 @SpaceLifeForm GNU tools are only a few GNU packages.There are inferior implementations to some GNU tools, but I really wouldn't call them functional - those are just garbage and don't even have GNU/Freedom.