'Official' Debian Sites That Sell Proprietary and Surveillance

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 04, 2025,
updated Feb 04, 2025

Hours ago: On the real reasons for Debian legal expenses (on censoring sites with the word "Debian" in them)

Right now:

Not the first (several more lately).

This is still in the front page:

DebConf25 is sponsored by GAFAM already.

Good thing that the 'official' Debian channels don't promote something unsavoury:

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