Linux so-called "sources" published by Mr Torvalds still contain non-Free firmware disguised as source code.
Stopped reading right there. Whoever wrote this is pushing some sort of vendetta and/or has no idea what he or she's talking about. "So-called 'sources'"? "Firmware disguised as source code"? How do you disguise firmware or anything else as source code? If it's programming code anybody that knows how can read it and see what it is and does. Everything's right there in the open. What they're saying doesn't even make any logical sense whatsoever. It's like saying a library contains non-free (copyrighted) literature disguised as words.
The last time I checked, CPU microcode was installable as an optional package. Are the "FSFLA" complaining because the kernel contains support ("hooks") for it? Since their "libre" kernel lacks any support of any non-free drivers/modules/etc. let's see how well it works with Nvidia GPUs and Broadcom wifi chips.
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$ whois fsfla.org
Domain Name: FSFLA.ORG
Registry Domain ID: D105867313-LROR
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.gandi.net
Registrar URL: http://www.gandi.net
Updated Date: 2019-02-08T09:08:12Z
Creation Date: 2005-03-11T10:41:31Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-03-11T10:41:31Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date:
Registrar: Gandi SAS
Registrar IANA ID: 81
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@support.gandi.net
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +33.170377661
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registrant Organization:
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Country: BR
Name Server: NS1.FSFLATINOAMERICA.ORG
Name Server: NS2.FSFLATINOAMERICA.ORG
Name Server: NS1.FSFLA.ORG
Name Server: NS2.FSFLA.ORG
Name Server: NS1.FSFLATINAMERICA.ORG
Name Server: NS1.LINUXLIBRE.ORG
Name Server: NS2.LINUXLIBRE.ORG
Name Server: NS2.FSFLATINAMERICA.ORG
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form https://www.icann.org/wicf/)
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2019-05-11T00:07:12Z <<<
"Registrant Country: BR". Hmm. Didn't they recently elect a far-right-wing president? I wonder if he has anything to do with this. (Edit: never mind, that was a dumb thing to say. The domain was registered in 2005.)