Re: Lift "runs on GNU/Linux" requirement

[Michael McMahon]

I support this change as it would allow users of proprietary systems to 
easily find helpful free software programs that may lead them further up 
the freedom ladder [1].  Notepad++ comes to mind as a popular free 
software program that we cannot list on the Free Software Directory 
because it targets Windows system calls specifically.  We want all 
people to use free software and it often starts with a single free 
program on a nonfree system.

[1] https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Freedom_Ladder

Best,
Michael McMahon | Web Developer, Free Software Foundation
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On 7/23/21 10:42 AM, bill-auger wrote:
> on the face of it, that wording does not appear to be a
> requirement - it looks more like an observation - not of a
> necessary fact, but a co-incidental one - as it was written 6
> years ago; it may not even be true anymore
>
> > All software listed in the Free Software Directory currently
> > runs on GNU/Linux!