flapflap: > Peter Lebbing: >> On 05/05/16 17:17, Werner Koch wrote: >>> Well, this is not an FSF sponsored list. I never received any money or >>> other resources from the FSF. >> >> gnu.org lists GnuPG as a "GNU package", a part of the GNU Project. I >> kinda assumed that that would imply some form of involvement of the FSF >> in GnuPG... be that infrastructure or other support or whatnot... > > I might be wrong, but I thought that the "Thou Shalt Not Advocate > Proprietary Software" rule is because of the rules for GNU Projects -- > not because of the FSF. They are two different organisations for > different purposes. > Previously, I believed to have read these rules in the "Information for > Maintainers of GNU Software" [0] but could not find it any more.
I found it, finally, in the guidelines for becoming/submitting a GNU package [0]: "A GNU program should not recommend use of any non-free program, and it should not refer the user to any non-free documentation for free software." and "Since a GNU program is released under the auspices of GNU, it should not say anything that contradicts the GNU Project's views." IMHO, these are valid positions for a GNU Project. Non-free software is unjust, and thus, should not be recommended (including advertisement) -- unless a much higher good (e.g., life and limb after a catastrophe) than software freedom is in danger. As others have said earlier in this thread, it's fine to discuss non-free software by the above rules, but advertisement is not discussion. ~flapflap [0] https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
