GNU Boot sent a cease and desist to Libreboot

Post by teddyh » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:20 AM UTC

themerone wrote: post #70

EgregiousCube wrote: post #22

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GNU is somewhere between a non-profit software outfit and a cult in a way that is greater than either. I don't agree with all of the positions that GNU takes in specific, but in aggregate I think the movement has been a huge force for good because of its cultlike unbending adherence to its philosophy. It would be bad if GNU stomped out all other philosophies of developing software and products, because it would remov…

It would be bad if GNU stomped out all other philosophies of developing software But this is the aim of the FSF, they clearly believe that all software should be copyleft.

Post by enneff » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:27 AM UTC

evasb wrote: post #29

whstl wrote: post #25

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The fact that the person who sent the C&D email allegedly tried to "take over" the Libreboot name (according to TFA) is also not a good look. I found this: https://libreboot.at > Who are we? Denis ‘GNUtoo’ Carikli and Adrien ‘neox’ Bourmault. We created this and maintain it. > take a stand for fully free software is to change URLs across the web from to , and to let people know that no other version of Libreboot is r…

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Post by Gordonjcp » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:29 AM UTC

neilv wrote: post #27

saghm wrote: post #9

Obviously we don't have the full context of prior communication, but the message screenshot is super passive aggressive ("just a little reminder you're not a maintainer" when obviously both parties are aware, "you're welcome to send us patches that we will review if we want to" very implying that the patches might just be ignored). It's possible the libreboot author also wasn't communicating professionally either, bu…

I have to remind myself not to read too much into such things, for three reasons that we all know, but which may bear repeating to ourselves: 1. Open source is global, and not everyone is a native speaker of English. 2. Among English speakers, not everyone has the same cultural conventions and nuances. Even within US cities, you can drive 15 minutes, and find very different conventions. And culture in Boston isn't th…

Post by amatecha » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:30 AM UTC

arcanemachiner wrote: post #103

amatecha wrote: post #97

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Rather than append an edit at the end, just delete your post if it was completely debunked, otherwise people, like myself, read a paragraph of text only to learn it's all apparently "debunked".

Maybe a TLDR at the top would be better. There's often some pretty crucial context that gets nuked when the entire post gets deleted.

Post by Incipient » Sun, Jul 30, 2023, 5:32 AM UTC

wolverine876 wrote: post #78

neilv wrote: post #27

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I have to remind myself not to read too much into such things, for three reasons that we all know, but which may bear repeating to ourselves: 1. Open source is global, and not everyone is a native speaker of English. 2. Among English speakers, not everyone has the same cultural conventions and nuances. Even within US cities, you can drive 15 minutes, and find very different conventions. And culture in Boston isn't th…

That's an essential point. At the same time the interpretation isn't completely random or unpredictable; we're all humans, with the same emotions, the same physiological expressions of them, and the same internal responses to others' emotions. If you yell at someone anywhere, you can expect a certain range of emotional responses.