This is indeed a problem a problem but I think it's because most inexperienced users (lambda users in french (sorry I don't know the work for that in english) have the habit that "it's just works".
This is one of the biggest problems that we face, normal users. I think that most people were forced to use computers and that is part of why they don't want to change and they just want it to work without thinking.
This is a pedagogical problem and like said before I am working on that subject to create new approaches to make users understand, to build bridges so that they can choose without mindlessly clicking next.
Le 17/10/2016 15:53, Stefan Monnier a écrit :
FWIW, any distribution which comes with a browser that doesn't do something like LibreJS suffers from the same problem (or worse): users will download and run proprietary software without even being aware of it just by going to their favorite web sites.
This is true, although programs delivered via non-free Javascript are so ubiquitous on the web and the demand for them so high the general practice seems to be just letting the user have this Javascript as it is expected behavior.
I know. But similarly, most users expect to be able to use their wifi/gpu card regardless of where the firmware is stored ("in hardware" or "in a blob").
Both are problems w.r.t computer freedom and ethics. But for some reason, most Free Software advocacy focuses on the "blob" part and turns a blind eye to the JS part.
Stefan
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