What I recently did regarding software freedom.
Matt H wrote:
That's nice to hear. But, you're avoiding the point...
Someone installs
Fedora, they /already/ own an NVIDIA card. This person wants 3D acceleration,
which makes sense. Now, do you tell them, "NVIDIA sucks, go buy a different
card." Or, do you tell them how to install the driver?
I can tell you what I've already done: I pointed a local man to an
inexpensive card (just under $60) that does 3-D graphics well and works with
the latest XFree86 out of the box, then I explained to him why software
freedom is important (and thus why I'm recommending he steers clear of any
hardware, no matter who the manufacturer is, that can't be operated with
non-free software). He took my advice, bought a suitable video card and is
now enjoying playing 3D games like Armagetron, Tux Racer, and 2D games
including Frozen Bubble.
My experience is that a lack of software freedom is quite impractical.