Re: Feedback on our evaluation criteria

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > 1. Clarify that the criteria apply only to source code hosting websites;
  > >    some projects may want to use non-website source code hosting.

  > the criteria can apply to any hosting service operated by any software 
project
  > or any third-party - whether or not those are websites is irrelevant - the
  > criteria are not judging the service software - they are judging the site
  > operators' treatment of their users - eg: which unethical practices do they 
(via
  > software or otherwise) encourage hosted projects to follow, or impose upon
  > people (anyone) who try to read or get source code from that host

Do we need to change https://www.gnu.org/software/repo-criteria.html
to make that point clear?

  > that wording is plainly because GNU can dictate what is
  > "acceptable" only for itself - GNU has no authority over non-GNU
  > projects; so it would be pretentious to define what others should
  > or should not accept - independent projects must decide for
  > themselves what is acceptable; because only they have the
  > authority to accept or reject these principles in the context of
  > each their own projects

That is true but I am not sure it is pertinent.
To state criteria for judging repos does not imply that
we try to dictate to everyone what they can do.


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