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Almost everything you said here is false, with the exception of controversy over the developer. However, GrapeheneOS is far from a single developer project, and the former lead stepped down a little while ago.
Don't think that's related
https://twitter.com/GrapheneOS/status/1537851090514890752
That's personal emotion against bromite and lead to unacceptable wording. But Micay can't force others to remove their code if they do not violate it. nevertheless, Vanadium code is free in Linux communities' opinion, right?? (I'd not consider that since it is GPL)
simply: The license of vanadium is still gpl and is it free in your opinion?
Evidence required.
Most of them grant infinite freedom, with one requirement. (Not restrictive like *GPL.)
Others like vanadium are restrictive under GPL
https://github.com/GrapheneOS/hardened_malloc/commit/c3a580727a9a844da05ae4e2787a937253b09427
You guys should not listen to TheAnonymouseJoker, this is the evidence of him spreading misinformation.
(Please note I'm not in GrapheneOS community (banned), nor putting myself in the class of privacy racers.)