FSFLA: Linux kernel is "open core"

No, in my opinion ewan is correct. It should be made clear that the hardware manufacturer is the hostile party that is causing problems. Whether others want to shift the blame, and even others are willing to *take* the blame is something different.

>"Help" that merely says "you made the wrong choice" is barely any help at all.

If I understand the press release correctly, it is pointing out that the current appeasement strategy is not working, but is looking to be a slippery slope instead. It looks like it's not a matter of catching up with non-free software in the kernel and its presence declining over time due to replacing it with free equivalents. Non free components are increasing faster than they're being replaced.

So yes, for now users might have more functional devices in their computers, but those who feel that a larger market share will automatically lead to more pressure on hardware manufacurers are mistaken; it will only lead to complacency and too much commercial interests getting involved to ever reach the right percentage for a "big push" to take off before you've painted yourself into a corner.

"open core" (however ill defined it might be) might be a little far fetched at this moment, but it's not an illogical outcome if this process continues. And what is any FSF good for but pointing out the obvious, only to be ignored in the name of "pragmatism" ? It doesn't make them wrong though.