Someone has reported the following to FSF:
I skimmed through the forum I found numerous threads in which the community helps users install non-free software
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| Status | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | jonas.smedegaard | T991 [multiple issues] Feedback on "potential freedom issues in PureOS" | ||
| Invalid | jonas.smedegaard | T992 PureOS forum: the community helps users install non-free software |
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Although I agree that people at Purism shouldn't instruct how to install proprietary software, It would be difficult to forbid instructions or discussions about installing or upgrading Coreboot, which still contains blobs.
Therefore, it was decided that PureOS doesn't belong to Purism but Purism, while being the author of PureOS is a separate entity from the PureOS community. In that regard, it would be preferable for the PureOS community to have their own forums away from the Purism forums.
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This issue is not about what is acceptable for people hired by or representing Purism to do.
Instead, the issue is that promoting non-free software is unacceptable at official PureOS domains - no matter who does it.
Seems to me, however, that described forum is a Purism forum (seems no fora exist officially for PureOS at all).
puri.sm is not not a PureOS domain.
Closing as a non-issue.