From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jan Nieuwenhuizen Subject: Re: Leaving the guix project Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 18:40:28 +0100 Message-ID: <87a89fv3w3.fsf_-_@gnu.org> References: <20170221102605.y2fnlpxprmxk3icm@wasp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:41283) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgEQa-0003Pm-5B for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:40:41 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1cgEQY-0001Ea-Q0 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 21 Feb 2017 12:40:40 -0500 In-Reply-To: References: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: David Craven Cc: guix-devel David Craven writes: Hi David, > But I wish to leave the guix project and that my savannah account be > removed. This is not a decision I make lightly. The reason why I > decided it was time to move on is because I do not wish to be part of > GNU or the FSF. Sad to see you leave. There was a question the other day about the state of KDE, I remember you worked quite hard on that. If you do not want to be [seen as] part of GNU, I can imagine that working on Guix becomes difficult. > I believe that the reason why free software is better and will always >be better than non-free software, is because of all the love and care >that we put in. It's about building cool and awesome stuff. I think >that this is the reason free software has become a viable alternative >to non-free software. If free software is better that's at best a happy coincidence. Possibly some people find it difficult to put love and care into something that in the end is owned by someone else? I'm not sure if that is a universal rule or if it's merely a cultural/ego thing. To me, running GNU today has very little to do with it being better: it is because of the freedom that I think GNU is important and fun. > I also believe that the gnu project has moved away from those core > values What makes you think that? GNU is and has been (building) a UNIX-like system but free; not unix. Quoting gnu.org: GNU is an operating system that is free software=E2=80=94that is, it respects users' freedom. The development of GNU made it possible to use a computer without software that would trample your freedom. > and focuses instead on petitioning websites and hardware > manufacturers to release work they have invested a lot of money in > developing, often in very pushy and uncivil ways. Even if they > succeed, I do not really care about this expensive, rushed to market > and badly engineered code. I believe that the free software community > can do much better on it's own. I am sad that you have seen such things, I cannot relate to this. > I hope you can understand and respect my decision. Sure; thanks and all the best! Greetings, --janneke --=20 Jan Nieuwenhuizen | GNU LilyPond http://lilypond.org Freelance IT http://JoyofSource.com | Avatar=C2=AE http://AvatarAcademy.nl= =20=20