Re: GNU projects using GitHub.

[Yuchen Pei]

Forgot a disclaimer that this is my personal opinion, just in case 
:)
Yuchen Pei <hi@ypei.me> writes:

> Greg Farough <gregf@gnu.org> writes:
>
> > On Mon, Oct 25 2021, Po Lu <luangruo@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > "Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@gnu.org> writes:
> > >
> > > >    I was asking for a clarification of GNU project policy.
> > > >
> > > >    As I mentioned earlier,
> > > > https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria-evaluation.html
> > > >    lists GitHub as unacceptable for hosting of GNU software.
> > > >
> > > > That is your answer, what is there else to clarify?
> > >
> > > Well, why there are 2 GNU projects developed on GitHub.
> >
> > It's strongly discouraged, and we should try to persuade them 
> > to do
> > otherwise, but my understanding is that GNU maintainers are 
> > allowed
> > to
> > have repositories on GitHub. They already make other, similar
> > decisions on their own about the program they maintain.
> >
> > The actual GNU maintainer policy document is linked below, in 
> > which
> > Savannah is recommended, but not mandated.
> >
> > <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Hosting>
>
> Thanks for the link.  I think hosting is not as big a problem as
> development, which is mentioned briefly in other messages in 
> this 
> thread.  Developers and potential contributors shouldn't be 
> required
> to give up their freedom for development and discussions. The
> maintainer policy document[1] at
> <https://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Ethical-and-Philosophical-Consideration> 
> also says:
>
> > Similarly, a GNU package should not require the use of non-free
> > software, including JavaScript, for the coordination of its
> > development. For example, please don’t use Transifex for 
> > translation
> > of your software because it requires your translators to use
> > non-free,
> > JavaScript-based editing tools. Instead, a service without any
> > ethical
> > concerns should be used, such as The Translation Project
> > (https://translationproject.org). 
>
> > Please don’t host discussions about your package in a service 
> > that
> > requires nonfree software. For instance, Google+ “communities”
> > require running a nonfree JavaScript program to post a message, 
> > so
> > they can’t be used in the Free World. Google Groups has the 
> > same
> > problem. To host discussions there would be excluding people 
> > who
> > live
> > by free software principles. 


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Best,
Yuchen

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