From 33d08a3634a0c7a2e76d5f1dadf677e46089cf76 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Francis Rowe Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2016 11:50:24 -0500 Subject: bring back the anti-github page --- diff --git a/site/git/index.php b/site/git/index.php index 072840e..42c4881 100644 --- a/site/git/index.php +++ b/site/git/index.php @@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ However, not everyone can afford to do this, so using one of the other providers on the list above is also acceptable.

+ **PLEASE** DO NOT USE GitHub. Learn more here. +

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diff --git a/site/github/index.php b/site/github/index.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..442de8c --- /dev/null +++ b/site/github/index.php @@ -0,0 +1,127 @@ + + + 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 . +*/ + header('Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8'); + ob_start(); + include_once "../common/variables.php"; + include_once "../common/functions.php"; +?> + + + + + GNU Libreboot + + + + +
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Please do not use GitHub!

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+ Please do not use GitHub to host libreboot. + Libreboot is a free software project, so this is only a request, and not a restriction on the software. +

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What's wrong with GitHub?

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  • + GitHub itself is proprietary software (Tim reasons it's for business [1]) +
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  • + A patch[2] to choose a license was received with some hostility. +
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  • Tim (GitHub CEO) really likes to talk about freedom, but makes the following claims about the GPLv2/3:
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+ ...The GPL is not focused on freedom. It's too long. + Too many restrictions. -- Tom Preston-Werner OSCON2013 +

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or how about:

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+ Notice that everything we keep closed has specific business value + that could be compromised by giving it away to our competitors. + -- Tom Preston-Werner's blog +

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+ GitHub 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. +

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+ By contrast, the libreboot 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. +

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+ The opinions expressed by Tom Preston-Werner of GitHub are incompatible with those of + the libreboot project. Users and developers of free software are strongly advised not to use GitHub, for any of their projects. +

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  • + Host your own repositories. This is exactly what libreboot does, + hosted on a machine that is running libreboot! You can use a frontend like gitweb for easy viewing by others. For code review, you can use an IRC channel, mailing lists and other + methods that allow mass collaboration. +
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  • + Jason Self lists a few replacements on this page: + http://jxself.org/goodbye-gitorious.shtml +
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+ [1] Open Source (Almost) - http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html +

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+ [2] Choose A License GPL patch - https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177 +

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+ [3] linux-libre choosealicense issue - http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html +

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