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| author | Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io> | 2017-04-02 16:59:45 -0700 |
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| committer | Alyssa Rosenzweig <alyssa@rosenzweig.io> | 2017-04-02 16:59:45 -0700 |
| commit | 9a5a8bf8a78051cd0deeed35eef126224482ae96 (patch) | |
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Remove Github and Gitlab pages
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diff --git a/www/github.md b/www/github.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2524fecf..00000000 --- a/www/github.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,62 +0,0 @@ ---- -title: Github -... - -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. - -[Back to the Git page](git.md) - -What's wrong with GitHub? --------------------------- - -- GitHub itself is proprietary software (for - [business](http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html)) -- GitHub serves non-free JavaScript code to its users -- Tim (GitHub CEO) really likes to talk about freedom, but makes the - following claims about the GPLv2/3: - -> ...The GPL is not focused on freedom. It's too long. Too many -> restrictions. -- Tom Preston-Werner OSCON2013 - -or how about: - -> Notice that everything we keep closed has specific business value that -> could be compromised by giving it away to our competitors. -- source: -> Tom Preston-Werner's -> [blog](http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html) - -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. - -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. - -The opinions expressed by Tom Preston-Werner of GitHub are incompatible -with those of the libreboot project. Users and developers of *[free -software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)* are strongly -advised not to use GitHub, for any of their projects. - -Where should I host and share my code? --------------------------------------- - -[Read this section on the libreboot website](../git/#githosting) for a -list of recommended Git hosting providers. - -### References: - -\[[1](http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html)\] -*Open Source (Almost)* - -http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html - -\[[2](https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177)\] *Choose A -License GPL patch* - -https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177 - -\[[3](http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html)\] -*linux-libre choosealicense issue* - -http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html - |