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policy page: make the censorship argument clearer 

Signed-off-by: Leah Rowe <leah@libreboot.org>
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Leah Rowe 2023-07-08 23:53:08 +01:00
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@ -312,7 +312,8 @@ it's extremely problematic in the context of firmware.
because new users of GNU+Linux might be discouraged from using the OS if their because new users of GNU+Linux might be discouraged from using the OS if their
hardware doesn't work. You might say: just buy new hardware! This is often not hardware doesn't work. You might say: just buy new hardware! This is often not
possible for users, and the user might not have the skill to reverse engineer possible for users, and the user might not have the skill to reverse engineer
it either. **Banning such firmware constitutes *censorship*, in the name of it either. **Banning such firmware constitutes
*[censorship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_burning)*, in the name of
freedom, but all it does is reduce freedom of choice; somebody else has already freedom, but all it does is reduce freedom of choice; somebody else has already
made that decision for you, *against* you.** You should not use linux-libre at made that decision for you, *against* you.** You should not use linux-libre at
all. Some wisdom: all. Some wisdom: