@HopperMCS @Yoruka @waff @rher @Zergling_man >if you've ever ran into an error compiling a kernel, you'd know sometimes it requires you to delve into kernel code. Not every build is successful lol
Not at all?

You just install the missing GNU dependencies, select the correct GCC version or edit the screwed config and then it compiles - none of which requires delving into the code, just reading the gcc error and thinking how that error would be corrected.

>but not forced on everyone. It's a decision the user has to make to educate themselves.
Unfortunately many people don't have the ability to make such decision, as a nonfree system is forced onto them.

>While we're at it, how do I make my iPhone free software?
You'll have to ask a cryptographer who is also skilled at reverse engineering to break all of the digital handcuffs before anyone can consider porting GNU/Linux-libre - reverse engineering the hardware and writing free drivers.

Exploits have been found for older iphones, which the nonfree postmarketos BusyBox/Linux distro supports; https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Apple_iPhone_6_(apple-iphone6)

Some devices would work just fine without proprietary software, alas postmarketos pushes only nonfree versions of Linux onto people and includes all of the proprietary software by default.