It seems like a good effort, but the website could use an "about the author" section. It's not hard to figure it out, but it's very impersonal writing, sort of like there's an organization behind...
It seems like a good effort, but the website could use an "about the author" section. It's not hard to figure it out, but it's very impersonal writing, sort of like there's an organization behind it, and who that might be is missing.
Well, I'm interested. I'm among the people who really appreciate and admire the ideals of the free software movement, have some amount of technical skill, and yet find the whole process of...
Well, I'm interested. I'm among the people who really appreciate and admire the ideals of the free software movement, have some amount of technical skill, and yet find the whole process of contributing very confusing and as such have not done so. Anything that lowers the barrier of entry is good, I think.
Context: Drew Devault is critical of the FSF and GNUs ability to communicate free software ideals and has spun up this website as an alternative.
https://drewdevault.com/2023/06/19/Reforming-the-free-software-message.html
It seems like a good effort, but the website could use an "about the author" section. It's not hard to figure it out, but it's very impersonal writing, sort of like there's an organization behind it, and who that might be is missing.
Well, I'm interested. I'm among the people who really appreciate and admire the ideals of the free software movement, have some amount of technical skill, and yet find the whole process of contributing very confusing and as such have not done so. Anything that lowers the barrier of entry is good, I think.
I think this is a great site. Will be linking it whenever people ask me why I do the opensource stuff I do.