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diff --git a/site/gitorious/index.php b/site/gitorious/index.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c117ac --- /dev/null +++ b/site/gitorious/index.php @@ -0,0 +1,135 @@ +<?php +/* + GitHub is one of the worst sites that you could possibly use. + Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk> + + This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify + it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as + published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the + License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the + GNU Affero General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License + along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +*/ +?> +<?php + include_once "../variables.php"; +?> +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html> +<head> + <meta charset="utf-8"> + <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> + + <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../css/main.css" /> + + <title>Please do not use Gitorious!</title> + +</head> + +<body> + + <div class="contain"> + + <div id="libreboot" class="section intro"> + + <h1>Please do not use Gitorious or GitLab!</h1> + + <p> + Please do not use Gitorious or GitLab to host <?php echo $lbProjectName; ?>. + <?php echo $lbProjectNameCapitalized; ?> is a free software project, so this is only a request, and not a restriction on the software. + </p> + + <p> + <a href="../github/">Don't use github, either.</a> + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + <h2>What's wrong with Gitorious?</h2> + <ul> + <li> + They have <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/2015/03/03/gitlab-acquires-gitorious/">completely sold us out</a> + to a company who's main business model is proprietary software. + </li> + <li> + Gitorious is now owned by GitLab. GitLab is essentially the same as GitHub; there is a + free (libre) version of GitLab, but this is bait-and-switch for their so-called <i>enterprise</i> + version which is proprietary software. + </li> + <li> + The GitLab site itself also runs on a proprietary version of GitLab. GitLab has the same + <a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">rotten attitude</a> + as GitHub when it comes to free software. + </li> + <li> + GitLab is permissively licensed, which means that it completely lacks copyleft. + Anyone (including the main GitLab upstream) can re-release a proprietary version + and completely refuse to give out source code. + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + Gitorious now simply uses Free Software for its own benefit, releasing source code under a free license + only when suited to it's business goals; they are quite happy to violate the rights of their users, for profit + (since they are now part of GitLab, which has been doing so for quite some time). + </p> + + <p> + By contrast, the <?php echo $lbProjectName; ?> project adheres strictly to the goals of the Free Software movement, which + seeks to eliminate proprietary software to the point where all software is free. + </p> + + <p> + The proprietary developments in GitLab are unacceptable to + the <?php echo $lbProjectName; ?> project. Users and developers of + <em><a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a></em> + are strongly advised not to use GitLab or Gitorious, for any of their projects. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <h2>Where should I host and share my code?</h2> + <p> + Here are a few examples: + </p> + <ul> + <li> + <a href="http://git-scm.com/doc">Host your own repositories</a>. This is exactly what libreboot does, + hosted on a machine that is <i>running</i> libreboot! You can use a frontend like + <a href="http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-GitWeb">gitweb</a> + for easy viewing by others. + </li> + </ul> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <p> + <a href="..">Back to home page</a> + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section footer"> + +<?php + include "../footer.php"; +?> + + </div> + + </div> + +</body> +</html> + |