Hi Richard, Thanks for sharing that insight with us.
On Thu, Dec 7, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Richard Stallman <r...@gnu.org> wrote: > The hackfest appears to have been very useful, but I noticed a problem > in how this report about it > (https://nuritzis.com/2017/10/21/2017-gnome-foundation-hackfest/) was > published: > > It says, "This slideshow requires JavaScript." I agree, this is an issue. > That JavaScript code seems to be nontrivial and nonfree: when I view > the page, using a browser with LibreJS so as not to execute any > nontrivial nonfree software, the slideshow is not visible. It’s worth noting that the text content and some images are still accessible without that non-free JavaScript. So while it is an issue, that doesn’t limit the usefulness of that blog post. > Leading people to use nonfree software teaches people that it isn't > crucial whether a program is free. Doing so for just a little > convenience teaches people that it hardly matters whether a program is > free. That's the opposite of what the GNOME Foundation should teach; > indeed, people who think that way won't pay attention when we suggest > that they choose GNOME because it's free. You are right, it is important. > I know only a little about web pages. I am sure there are > nicer-looking ways that don't require nonfree Javascript code, which a > suitable expert could tell us about. I will look for one at the FSF > if that is helpful. I think it would indeed be useful. Do note however that for it to work in this case it would need to be in the form of a WordPress plugin that Nuritzi can use with her wordpress.com blog. Regards, -- Alexandre Franke GNOME Hacker & Foundation Director _______________________________________________ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
