Proprietary package detector for arch-based distros. Compares your installed packages against Parabola's package blacklist and aur-blacklist and then prints your Stallman Freedom Index (free/total).
Update - I thought it's better to remove all the ascii stuff so there are no external libs. Thanks for the PRs!
git clone https://github.com/vmavromatis/absolutely-proprietary.git
cd absolutely-proprietary
cd absolutely-proprietary
git pull https://github.com/vmavromatis/absolutely-proprietary.git
python main.py [arguments]
Explanation of terms:
- nonfree: This package is blatantly nonfree software.
- semifree: This package is mostly free, but contains some nonfree software.
- uses-nonfree: This package depends on, recommends, or otherwise inappropriately integrates with other nonfree software or services.
Retrieving local packages (including AUR)...
Downloading https://git.parabola.nu/blacklist.git/plain/blacklist.txt
Downloading https://git.parabola.nu/blacklist.git/plain/aur-blacklist.txt
Comparing local packages to remote...
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39 ABSOLUTELY PROPRIETARY PACKAGES INSTALLED
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Your GNU/Linux is infected with 39 proprietary packages out of 1091 total installed.
Your Stallman Freedom Index is 96.43
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| Name | Status | Description | Libre Alternatives |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| archlinux-appstream-data | uses-nonfree | [FIXME:package] promotes nonfree packages and Arch repositories | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| b43-fwcutter | uses-nonfree | only useful to install nonfree software | b43-tools,fsf,b43-fwcutter |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| cdrtools | semifree | Apple's license binding with no clarification (apple_driver utility is nonfree) | cdrkit |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| chromium | uses-nonfree | [technical][FIXME:package] (1) links to proprietary plugins (2) probably not entirely | |
| | | built from sources | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| cpupower | semifree | (linux-tools) Build from the Linux-libre kernel | linux-libre-tools-cpupower |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| cups-filters | uses-nonfree | recommends foomatic-db-nonfree | cups-filters |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| electron | semifree | [FIXME:package] contains embedded Chromium, recommends nonfree modules | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| faac | nonfree | [FIXME:description] is a GPL'ed package, but has non free code that can't be distributed | |
| | | under the GPL | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| file-roller | uses-nonfree | recommends nonfree unrar and unace installation | file-roller |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| firefox | uses-nonfree | Has trademark issues, recommends nonfree software and by default has non-privacy search | |
| | | engines | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| flashplugin | nonfree | nonfree, nondistributable, built from binary installers, etc | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| gst-plugins-bad | uses-nonfree | depends on nonfree package faac | gst-plugins-bad |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| hexchat | uses-nonfree | Hard-codes the firefox command in some menus | hexchat |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| hplip | uses-nonfree | recommends binary blobs | hplip |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| intel-ucode | nonfree | no modification, use restrictions | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| ipw2100-fw | nonfree | | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| ipw2200-fw | nonfree | | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| lib32-mesa-demos | semifree | The 'pointblast' and 'spriteblast' demos are nonfree | lib32-mesa-demos |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| lib32-nvidia-utils | nonfree | nonfree, nondistributable, built from binary installers, etc | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| licenses | use-nonfree | Remove non-free CC -NC and -ND licenses (also add WTFPL) | licenses |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| linux-api-headers | semifree | has source containing and recommending nonfree software, [[issue444]] | linux-libre-api-headers |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| linux-firmware | semifree | nonfree blobs and firmwares | linux-libre-firmware,fsf, |
| | | | linux-firmware |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| mc | uses-nonfree | recommends nonfree unace, unrar and unarj optional installation | mc |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| mesa | uses-nonfree | (mesa) Recommends nonfree software in /etc/drirc | mesa |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| mesa-demos | semifree | The 'pointblast' and 'spriteblast' demos are nonfree | mesa-demos,fsf,mesademos |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| nvidia-utils | nonfree | nonfree, nondistributable, built from binary installers, etc | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| p7zip | semifree | contains nonfree unrar | p7zip |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| pepper-flash | nonfree | proprietary Adobe Computer Software License Agreement, missing sources | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| phpstorm | nonfree | | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| pyqt5-common | uses-nonfree | depends on nonfree qt5-webengine | pyqt5-common |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| python-pyqt5 | uses-nonfree | depends on nonfree qt5-webengine | python-pyqt5 |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| sdl | semifree | contains a source file that doesn't mention modification | sdl |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| teamviewer | nonfree | | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| unace | nonfree | license forbids making competing ACE archivers from unace | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| unrar | nonfree | | unar,fsf,unrar |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| unzip | semifree | contains a source file that doesn't mention modification | unzip |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| visual-studio-code | nonfree | | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| winetricks | uses-nonfree | recommends and installs nonfree software | winetricks-libre,parabola,366 |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
| zd1211-firmware | uses-nonfree | it's free, but drivers are propietary and it's not included in linux-libre | |
+--------------------------+--------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+