-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 05/06/2016 09:57 AM, flapflap wrote: > 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
hey flapflap, I think you're onto something. I think people who care about open-source/libre software should carefully consider how they mention proprietary and/or non-free/non-libre software. I feel people can discuss almost anything if handled in a thoughtful, respectful manner. Maybe GNU people would consider touching on this topic at https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/words-to-avoid.html or some such page? At the same time, I wouldn't want a "Chilling effect" [1] [1] Dr.Ian Goldberg Battling Internet censorship and surveillance Privacy Enhancing Technologies for the Internet Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) Research Group University Research Talk 18 February 2016 http://livestream.com/itmsstudio/events/4783392 University of Waterloo https://uwaterloo.ca/ - -- Daniel Villarreal http://www.youcanlinux.org youcanli...@gmail.com PGP key 2F6E 0DC3 85E2 5EC0 DA03 3F5B F251 8938 A83E 7B49 https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xF2518938A83E7B49 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJXLKZOAAoJEPJRiTioPntJ1RsH/1iYry6NPGyBNTtsR6lAa+cP TBFjEXjyL0rEaE/lAxyQUXTTOUK5IIdp32/AVgCxXgSq/+LLD2w5O5v1LauONOia O9oYgL5ik450ivP4xNzcwI7aHV5Azw9VoeAG2eLiwh6SG313rE2ubiIVz3dHmK5V PIALkjw+60hb8u4XvasUT6RzCrzssd2mkhXd2lJNsnUq276CefSe/pfXrG7YJIPg PgTWpE9gzZ+beUwb6SaAlrukzt5lmlrfaod/SkglOqg0+L07Gb3okPaLw8J34O4O nqzK5pWS4dxKoyGRerYEggdQqeESZvkliaOZvlJIJM2esV3+qD2JYoyWRzHWGck= =Sml3 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
