Re: Lift "runs on GNU/Linux" requirement

[David Hedlund]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Single-platform_free_software is
a useful resource of notable non-GNU/Linux software.

On 2021-07-23 16:29, Adonay Felipe Nogueira via wrote:
> Currently the Directory (or FSD for short, without G at the end) proudly
> states that all software listed there runs on GNU/Linux ([1]), but
> propose that we lift this requirement.
>
> This would allow small projects such as Replicant to:
>
> * Start contributing to reviews of packages that are specific to their
> base kernel (Android, CyanogenMod or LineageOS as far as I can remember).
>
> * Take advantage of the review process and structure of the FSD
> (including some of the MediaWiki and Semantic MediaWiki features and
> current entry data organization).
>
> * Have even more visibility in the long run. I know this might be
> unrelated or could be done anyways but, to give an example, it would be
> possible for a Replicant contributor to schedule on their agenda to also
> do Replicant-specific reviews at the same time as the FSD Friday
> meetings and so focus only on two or three chat windows, and when
> someone comes asking for Android/mobile freedom-related topics the
> Replicant contributor will already be there to catch the opportunity.
>
>
> # References
>
>
> [1]: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Category/Runs-on/GNU/Linux .
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