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   End Of 10 Campaign (endof10@floss.social)'s status on Monday, 09-Jun-2025 22:24:06 JST End Of 10 Campaign

   • Free Software Foundation Europe
   • Italian Linux Society

   New computer with Windows pre-installed? Want to install #Linux 🐧 instead?

   You pay for #Windows, even if you don’t use it. That’s unfair and non-transparent.

   #Refund4Freedom from @fsfe & @ItaLinuxSociety defends your right to get refunds for unused pre-installed software! 😎

   https://refund4freedom.org/

   The campaign starts in #Italy 🇮🇹 but will later be extended.

   FSFE & ILS support your right to choose your operating system. They also support #EndOf10 to prevent e-waste!

   #GetYourWindowsRefund

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jun-2025 17:18:14 JST 翠星石

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     • Free Software Foundation Europe
     • Italian Linux Society
     @Endof10 @fsfe @ItaLinuxSociety Installing the proprietary kernel, Linux won't get you freedom.
     
     You'll only get freedom by installing GNU/GNU Linux-libre.
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jun-2025 20:04:05 JST 翠星石

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     • Valerio Bozz
     @boz GNU/Linux-libre is only 50% freedom.
     
     You'd need to GNUboot your computer and only run free software (yes, no JavaScript) to achieve 100%.
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     Valerio Bozz (boz@mastodon.uno)'s status on Tuesday, 10-Jun-2025 20:04:06 JST Valerio Bozz

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     • 翠星石

     @Suiseiseki ✅ This comment is Stallman approved :stallman:

     Premising that: please do not fight between us, do not fight who removes Windows. Windows must be eradicated with as much power as possible, and it's not usually fisible to pass from 0% Libre, to 100% Libre, so, still thank you to people who help in this walk from 0% to 100%, and middle values are often necessary needed steps, if you want to really reach 100% Freedom on other-people computers.

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     GNU Tar (freetar@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 11-Jun-2025 23:01:31 JST GNU Tar

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     • 翠星石
     • Valerio Bozz
     @boz @Suiseiseki
     All proprietary software must be eradicated, not just Microsoft's. Sure, you will recommend a free distribution of the GNU operating system (https://www.gnu.org/distros/free-distros.html) and not a proprietary kernel. However, on some computers, you may encounter limitations such as lack of Wi-Fi or 3D acceleration without executing proprietary software. Ultimately, the decision lies with the user: to choose to replace problematic peripherals with freedom-respecting ones, accept compromises for the sake of their freedom or surrender that freedom by installing proprietary software to ensure the functionality of handcuffed hardware.
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