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Summary: GNU/Linux ought not be reduced to merely another brand; if the goal is software freedom, then we won't get there by relying on bigger corporations that make alliances with Microsoft and strive to 'monetise' everything

The Free software community is in a tough spot at the moment. Even though GNU/Linux is used more than ever before, rarely does freedom follow this trend. There's actually entrenchment of 'Linux-powered' (e.g. Android) surveillance and GNU/Linux-based (e.g. Facebook, Google disservices) espionage.

The video deals with this new (this morning's) example of Red Hat pushing (promoting but with drug-dealing slant) Microsoft's proprietary software (check the licence, as it's legally and technically proprietary software). It's malicious software, a potential keylogger, which is also monopolistic and a piece of spyware in the "telemetry" sense. The sad thing is, Red Hat under IBM's leadership is becoming barely better than SUSE. Meanwhile, Canonical too bends and jumps all over itself to appease Microsoft.

We need to change the flag bearer of GNU/Linux to something else if we want to promote (or preserve) software freedom. ⬆