NPM unaccountability is an issue of its own I think, but yes, you are
absolutely right!
> On Mar 22, 2022, at 12:48, Jim Fulner wrote:
>
> Well,
> It looks like all this nonsense went somewhere.
> [1]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/big-sabotage-famous-n
> pm-package-del
Well,
It looks like all this nonsense went somewhere.
[1]https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/big-sabotage-famous-n
pm-package-deletes-files-to-protest-ukraine-war/
I'm really sad that such discussion to attempt to make it more
difficult for anyone to access Free Softwar
Two recent news articles which relate to the discussion.
Zelensly states that he wants IT companies to stop supporting Russian
versions of their products. Some of his supporters may feel that free
software developers should do likewise.
The second article argues that matters are not so simple.
On 13/03/2022 17:57, Jean Louis wrote:
Here is example of non-free proprietary software that falsely claimes
to be free: https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo
,
| This Software must be used for Good, never Evil. It is expressly
| forbidden to use AVideo Platform Open-Source to build porn sites,
| v
> Thus the software is "open source" but it is not free software.
No, it is absolutely not.
The founders of the open source movement, the Open Source Initiative,
Debian (which also uses the term "open source"), many software
communities and even several government agencies all mean
* Erica Frank [2022-03-10 18:33]:
> This makes no sense.
> "Free software" does not mean "until you use it for immoral or illegal
> purposes."
Thanks for your opinion. Yes.
Regarding "immoral":
Please note that what is immoral is hard to define; it is vague and
thus becomes unjust. For an avera
That's a pretty much substance free comment. An axiomatic pronouncement
- of both an opinion & judgement.
And, just for the record... of COURSE politics has a part in thinking
about software freedoms - copyrights, enforcement/protection thereof,
business practices - all are subject to law, re
Gregor, I don't know if you're talking to me as "aa" but your "shame on
you" comment is out of line. I didn't even express my positions, I
brought up questions for discussion. You don't know what my position is.
Software freedom is itself a political issue, it's not merely "open
source" develo
* Aaron Wolf [2022-03-12 20:48]:
> The recent podcast from Humane Tech folks grapples with the complexities of
> this issue:
From your link:
> https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/49-the-dark-side-of-decentralization
,
| But if the world lives on Bitcoin, we may not be able to sanction
| nati
Jean Louis wrote:
* Miles Fidelman [2022-03-11 20:54]:
Then again, we might want to spend a bit more time SCRUTINIZING SUBMISSIONS
to the repositories. I expect that the Russians (among others) are spending
a bit more time, of late, inserting malware into things - to better
distribute disinfor
Aaron Wolf wrote:
The recent podcast from Humane Tech folks grapples with the
complexities of this issue:
https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/49-the-dark-side-of-decentralization
Now, that does not really relate to powerful government entities like
the Russian military, but it does get into qu
hi aa, all
my perspective is, that politics has no part in thinking software
freedom(s).
also, i find your positions on the question very ethically questionable,
shame on you.
g
On 13. 03. 22 16:07, Aaron Wolf wrote:
I agree with most of that, but I don't accept the idea that
centralized
I agree with most of that, but I don't accept the idea that centralized
vs decentralized is simply a questions of personal inclination/assumptions.
I think we can recognize shared concerns about ethics and consider that
the structure of power might be a pragmatic implementation issue. It
might
Il 13/03/22 05:52, Aaron Wolf ha scritto:
The inventors of nuclear technology might feel guilty about their role
in the threat of nuclear war, but it's too late now to undo that.
The same is true or any invention or creation. You can hope to keep it
secret if it's so dangerous, but once it's o
The point of the podcast discussion was to grapple with the questions
about power. I'm not saying I agree with every point or the way they
frame the discussion. They are saying something to the effect of
"empowering all people in the world via decentralized software freedom
gives up the possibi
The recent podcast from Humane Tech folks grapples with the complexities
of this issue:
https://www.humanetech.com/podcast/49-the-dark-side-of-decentralization
Now, that does not really relate to powerful government entities like
the Russian military, but it does get into questions of danger a
* Jacob Hrbek [2022-03-11 21:00]:
> > "Free software" does not mean "until you use it for immoral or illegal
> purposes."
>
> Freedom Software (Free Software) is based on the principles of Four Freedoms
> of Franklin D. Roosevelt namely:
>
> 1. Freedom of speech
> 2. Freedom of worship/religion
Félicien Pillot
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Subject: Re: Should distros take steps to reduce russian access to Free
Software?
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* Miles Fidelman [2022-03-11 20:54]:
> Then again, we might want to spend a bit more time SCRUTINIZING SUBMISSIONS
> to the repositories. I expect that the Russians (among others) are spending
> a bit more time, of late, inserting malware into things - to better
> distribute disinformation, the b
On Thu, 2022-03-10 at 16:01 +, Jacob Hrbek wrote:
>
> It's just fucking crazy to argue that us writting a software for the
> russian army is somehow a "good thing for freedom" when all rules of
> freedom are being shelled with cluster bombs in ukraine at the time
> when
> even the definitio
Richard Stallman wrote:
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[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
> So what we could ask, is that Savannah, Github or Sour
> "Free software" does not mean "until you use it for immoral or
illegal purposes."
Freedom Software (Free Software) is based on the principles of Four
Freedoms of Franklin D. Roosevelt namely:
1. Freedom of speech
2. Freedom of worship/religion
3. Freedom of want
4. Freedom from fear
Which
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider]]]
[[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
[[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
> So what we could ask, is that Savannah, Github or Sourceforge, and
> Debian, Fe
This makes no sense.
"Free software" does not mean "until you use it for immoral or illegal
purposes."
First, the practical side: Savannah, Github, and Sourceforge are not
the only sources. There are distributors, small and large, all over the
web. If the big three stopped hosting
Which makes absolutely no sense.
It's not the job of the FSF to side with Ukraine, or in general to
take a side in wars. Those that support the FSF can have any opinion
about any topic unrelated to free software and their money and support
shouldn't be used to take a stand on separate issues.
But
Le Tue, 8 Mar 2022 23:50:45 +0100,
Valentino Giudice a écrit :
> > This is not cooperating with community and society, it's mass
> > murder by complacency and sooner we take action on this the sooner
> > the russian gov will have issues getting updates for GNU and FSF to
> > contribute to the non
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