Greetings, After a couple of decades of using various Linux distributions, I've been on Debian 10 for some years. I like it a lot!
Recently, I decided to download Debian 12.4 and was alarmed to notice that Debian 12 downloads are no longer through https connections. In addition, I installed 12.4 and discovered that the post installation repository links are non-free only. Also, two of the largest corporate entities are evident within desktop notifications, prior to any updates to the operating system. Then, I tried 11.8 and was able to download on https link. However, after installing the operating system, the repository links are non-free only. Also, the desktop notifications have an obvious presence of one of the largest corporations. It appears that after Debian 10, the corporate takeover of open source software is in play. It's not that I'm unwilling to download from contrib or obviously non-free sources, but it's clear that Debian is no longer the "complete free" operating system. It was a lot better experience to be able to run Debian without non-free sources, and then to decide whether or not to download non-free drivers or packages. Consequently, I've decided to keep using 10.13 until I can find a different Linux distribution that is still completely free. Please find a way to restore the integrity of open-source software distributions. Thank you for your time. Sincerely, Jeff Jennings
