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diff --git a/site/github/index.php b/site/github/index.php new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b0bfec9 --- /dev/null +++ b/site/github/index.php @@ -0,0 +1,145 @@ +<!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 GitHub!</title> + +</head> + +<?php + include_once "../variables.php"; +?> + +<body> + + <div class="contain"> + + <div id="libreboot" class="section intro"> + + <h1>Please do not use GitHub!</h1> + + <p> + 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. + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + <h2>What's wrong with GitHub?</h2> + <ul> + <li> + GitHub itself is proprietary software (Tim reasons it's for business + [<a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">1</a>]) + </li> + <li> + A patch[<a href="https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177">2</a>] to + <a href="http://choosealicense.com">choose a license</a> was received with some hostility. + </li> + <li>Tim really likes to talk about freedom, but makes the following claims about the GPLv2/3:</li> + </ul> + + <blockquote> + <p> + ...The GPL is not focused on freedom. It's too long. + Too many restrictions. -- Tom Preston-Werner OSCON2013 + </p> + </blockquote> + + <p>or how about:</p> + + <blockquote> + <p> + 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 + <a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">blog</a> + </p> + </blockquote> + + <p> + 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. + </p> + + <p> + 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. + </p> + + <p> + The opinions expressed by Tom Preston-Werner of GitHub are incompatible with those of + the libreboot 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 GitHub, 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> + <li> + Use <a href="https://gitorious.org/">Gitorious</a>. Gitorious + <a href="https://gitorious.org/gitorious">source code</a> is available + as free software, making it a better choice for free software projects. + </li> + </ul> + + <p> + [<a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">1</a>] + <em>Open Source (Almost)</em> - http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html + </p> + + <p> + [<a href="https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177">2</a>] <em>Choose A License GPL patch</em> - + https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177 + </p> + + <p> + [<a href="http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html">3</a>] + <em>linux-libre choosealicense issue</em> - http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section"> + + <p> + This page was adapted from + <a href="http://librecmc.org/librecmc/wiki?name=github">http://librecmc.org/librecmc/wiki?name=github</a>, + licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/">CC BY-SA 4.0</a> like the original. + </p> + <p> + <a href="..">Back to libreboot.org homepage</a> + </p> + + </div> + + <div class="section footer"> + +<?php + include "../footer.php"; +?> + + </div> + + </div> + +</body> +</html> + |