# Free Operating Systems: Plenty of Choices Here, People

Apparently, there is some [disagreement][1] about whether or not
[Gobuntu][2] is a 'free enough' operating system. I often wonder
about these disputes, there are plenty of truly free operating
systems for the taking.

[Debian][3] without the non-free or contrib repositories would be
quite [free enough][4] for even the most ardent Free Software
advocate. Same with [Fedora][5], which has steadfastly [refused to
ship with support for proprietary audio or video formats][6], for
example. Likewise for [OpenBSD][7], with it's [principled stance on
binary firmware and free software in general][8].

If you're that [angry about it][9], why not devote your time and
energy to operating systems that already fit the bill?

[1]: https://www.datamation.com/osrc/article.php/3710061/Gobuntu-A-Truly-Free-Linux-Distro-or-a-Free-Drivers-Experiment.htm
[2]: http://www.ubuntu.com/products/whatisubuntu/gobuntu
[3]: http://debian.org
[4]: http://wiki.debian.org/KernelFirmwareLicensing
[5]: http://fedoraproject.org
[6]: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems
[7]: http://openbsd.org
[8]: https://web.archive.org/web/20130424125958/http://kerneltrap.org/node/6550
[9]: https://web.archive.org/web/20080306061607/http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/10/18/gobuntu-has-already-failed