I argue to abolish the "hardware-depth threshold" so that RYF certification requires the manufacturer to release the source code for the hardware e.g. EDA files for KiCAD and Schematics under GPLv3 like Creality Ender 3, because it's super flustrating that proprietary developers that don't give a damn about free software and it's values get endorsed by FSF.

On 1/6/22 13:40, Félicien Pillot wrote:
Wed, 5 Jan 2022 02:12:15 +0000,
Leah Rowe via libreplanet-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
Discussion welcome. Please, tell me your thoughts!
Hi Leah, thank you for these deep explanations about things like
software/non-software blobs or microcode updates; it helps a lot to
understand the issues and your point of view.

IIUC, you say we should stop thinking in a binary way -- completely free
software compliant / completely non-{free software compliant} --
and rather as if there was a succession of steps towards total freedom,
without restricting our travel to any given "hardware-depth threshold".

I think I agree with you on this point, and I wonder what rms for
example would think about that.

However I'm not comfortable with this argument from
https://osboot.org/news/policy.html#configuration :
It’s natural that the user may want to create a setup that is less
free than the default one in osboot. This is perfectly acceptable;
freedom is superior, and should be encouraged, but the user’s freedom
to choose should also be respected, and accomodated.
Saying that, you go in the opposite way the FSDG does: it looks like
you're ok with distributing non-free software, just in case if the user
would like it better... I know we aren't talking about software, but
this distinction is not clear for everyone (including me). Anyway, the
word "accomodated" can be a source of debate.
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