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Recommend a firewall for windows (lemy.nl)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm used to using the TrackerControl app on my phone. This application is convenient and multifunctional.

Is there something similar for windows?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

What's the point? Any free software alternatives will still rely on the proprietary TCP/IP stack in Windows.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

The point of software freedom is, and has been for the last 40 years, the four freedoms. Replacing proprietary software with a free alternative is always worth it, in my opinion.

Sure, ideally the entire operating system would be replaced with a free alternative, but not everyone is willing or able to make such a big change right out of the gate. Windows users deserve freedom, too. The FSF calls this "climbing the freedom ladder".