Il giorno ven, 16/08/2013 alle 12.22 +0300, fr33domlover ha scritto:
This is a great idea, but only if enough maintainers cooperate with it. Otherwise, the "Gnome officially using GitHub" message is stronger than a few small modules having your README.md file, while all other modules have READMEs of the common kind. Judging by replies here, I'm afraid there's no enough interest. All the names I recognized here support the GitHub mirrors, while the voices against them are people whose name I never saw, or are maintainers of less popular modules. Without major modules participating, I'm not sure it will work. We can wait longer and see comments from more people. Right now I think a per-module switch to disable mirroring sounds like better protest (maybe unless I see maintainers of major modules disagree with the GitHub mirroring).
I understand your position, but if you are really concerned about freedom and are a module maintainer, you are willing to take action even if it is only for your module. After all, each developer is free to do what they see fit with the code they maintain. Nobody can stop a mirror being taken (there's nothing in the license of the software preventing it), and forcing a developer to forfeit a github mirror is going against freedom 2 (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html). However, taking action on the code you have the copyright of, and protesting about what is not in line with your ideals, sounds a fine compromise. It doesn't block other people doing what they want -- be it running Firefox with Adobe Flash, using DRM'd software, having a github account, or installing Mac OS X/Windows --, but makes them aware of what freedoms they give up in the process. Then, it's up to the final user to make their decision; which is definitively what free software is really about. Cheers, -- Matteo Settenvini FSF Associated Member Email : matteo member fsf org -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS/E d--(-) s+: a- C+++ UL+++ P+ L++++>$ E++>+++ W+++ N+ o? w--- O M- V- PS++ PE- Y+>++ PGP+++ t++ 5 X- R+ !tv b+++ DI++ D++ G++ e++ h+ r++ y+ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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