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On Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:43:38 +0100, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> Personally I consider the FSF position quixotic at best. Non-free
> firmware only runs if you have the relevant device. If you don’t have
> the device then it just sits harmlessly on disk - a minor waste of
> space, but not any kind of real-life infringement of end user freedoms
> of the kind the FSF cares about.

Quixote is Stallman's middle name. Eric Raymond had it right. Raymond is 
nothing if not divisive but if the FSF had its way our choices would be 
very limited.