Making the server free/libre doesn't change a thing. You're not running
the server software in your computer.

What I would be more concerned with is with client-side software, like
those written in JavaScript, which are made with complete corresponding
source that goes beyond the non-minified JS file (that is: these source
files also include the plethora of "grunt" files and such used in build
time). These client-side stuff is indeed series, it can track you, even
through audio clues, hardware fingerprinting, and control aspects such
as allowed keyboard keys, allowed browser functions, and can change
clipboard content.

Also, making the server software free/libre doesn't change the fact that
it won't still federate. That is, suppose there is a famous site which
is known to have free/libre server-side software available for the
public to reuse, then someone decides to use and make a similar site
because the original happens to not be of that person's liking, the
network effect of people who only know the original site will make life
difficult for that new site host, besides this new host will probably
not be able to make its site interact transparently and fully with the
original.

2017-12-11T03:47:53+0100 hd-sca...@users.sf.net wrote:
> Not just JavaScript, but their servers are also needed to be libre, of
> course libre clients and libre webpages are basic of basic.
>

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