[senko]

Is closed source not allowed for Linux?

If you want an open source SD card formatter for Linux, you can mkfs.vfat /dev/mmcblk0 all day long, works just fine.

[soulofmischief]

It's allowed but people who use Linux want to know about these things ahead of time, as many of us seek to reduce the amount of closed-sourced code running on our systems to give us peace of mind.

[rbanffy]

Would you entrust a software you can’t audit to format your computer’s disks?

[MikusR]

Would you entrust a software you can’t audit to format a device with software you can’t audit?

[senko]

People who use Windows or Mac do that all the time?