Being unable to connect to the Internet or any network due to a lack of WiFi support is a strong privacy and security protection mechanism indeed.
And the freedom is provided by removing your choice to use nonfree WiFi drivers. Leaving that decision to you with a warning of its implications (ala Debian) is not really freedom because you'll make the wrong choice.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of FOSS, but not of doublespeak.
> State financing and governmental curation of content is the worst thing you can think of if you want freedom of the press.
You can have public funding with independent editorial control and content curation. This is how most publicly funded news outlets work in liberal democracies, such as the BBC.
And the freedom is provided by removing your choice to use nonfree WiFi drivers. Leaving that decision to you with a warning of its implications (ala Debian) is not really freedom because you'll make the wrong choice.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of FOSS, but not of doublespeak.