On 02/22/2018 12:21 AM, Ivan Zaigralin wrote: > However, LibreJS cannot possibly detect non-free software with any kind of > reliability, and it is easy to argue that drive-by-downloads, which are un- > auditable by their very nature, are non-free no matter what license is > attached to them. To wit, LibreJS will incorrectly mark an obfuscated piece > of > GPL-licensed code as free every time. So from the practical point of view, > starting out with all JavaScript disabled is the way to go. >
call me dumb, but this is confusing - what exactly is a "drive-by-download" and how are they inherently "non-free no matter what license is attached to them"? also, how could LibreJS "incorrectly mark an obfuscated piece of GPL-licensed code as free" - GPL-licensed code IS free
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