Re: [directory-discuss] Antifeatures - help wanted

[David Hedlund]

I've made some improvements (237 edits totally):


This is the current published version on https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory:Antifeatures

• Software with antifeatures (17 listed):
  • Adware (0 listed) – the application contains advertising.
  • Free forks needed! (2 listed) – the developer has betrayed the community by moving to a proprietary license, but people can continue to use and fork the last free version.
  • Software known to have grave flaws (1 listed) – Software that fails to fully do the job that it says it does.
  • Software names with words to avoid (14 listed) – Software named with Words to Avoid (or Use with Care) Because They Are Loaded or Confusing.

This is in https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Free_Software_Directory_talk:Antifeatures

Draft

• Crippleware (2 listed) – A freely licensed version and a proprietary version of the same software, but the free version is inferior to the proprietary one.
  • Stallman says: "Whether the term "crippleware" is appropriate depends on what is missing

from the free version of the program, on how painful that is for users. If this is not very painful then "cripple" is an exaggeration.

We need to think about these cases more. The main issue with each of these programs is, is the free version useful, or is it mainly a promotion of the nonfree version?"

Excluded

Some categories in https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/Antifeatures is excluded:

• Category:Apps missing source code
• "Nonfree Network Services": http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/network-services-arent-free-or-nonfree.html.
• Tracking
• Non free Addons
• Non free Dependencies
• Upstream Non-free
• Non-Free Assets