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	<title>Please do not use GitHub!</title>
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			<h1>Please do not use GitHub!</h1>

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				Please do not use GitHub to host libreboot. 
				Libreboot is a free software project, so this is only a request, and not a restriction on the software.
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				<a href="../git/">Back to the Git page</a>
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			<h2>What's wrong with GitHub?</h2>
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						GitHub itself is proprietary software (<a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">Tim reasons it's for business</a>)
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					<li><a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html">GitHub serves non-free JavaScript code</a></li>
					<li>
						<a href="https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177">A patch</a> to <a href="http://choosealicense.com/">choose a license</a> was received with some hostility.
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					<li>Tim (GitHub CEO) really likes to talk about freedom, but makes the following claims about the GPLv2/3:</li>
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					...The GPL is not focused on freedom. It's too long. 
					Too many restrictions. -- Tom Preston-Werner OSCON2013
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			</blockquote>

			<p>or how about:</p>

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					Notice that everything we keep closed has specific business value 
					that could be compromised by giving it away to our competitors. 
					-- source: Tom Preston-Werner's <a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">blog</a>
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				GitHub simply uses Free Software for its own benefit, releasing source code under a free license
				only when suited to it's business goals; they are quite happy to violate the rights of their users, for profit.
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				By contrast, the libreboot project adheres strictly to the goals of the Free Software movement, which
				seeks to eliminate proprietary software to the point where all software is free.
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			<p>
				The opinions expressed by Tom Preston-Werner of GitHub are incompatible with those of 
				the libreboot project. Users and developers of <em><a href="http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free software</a></em> are strongly advised not to use GitHub, for any of their projects. 
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			<h2>Where should I host and share my code?</h2>
				<p>
					<a href="../git/#githosting">Read this section on the libreboot website</a> for a list of recommended Git hosting providers.
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				<h3>References:</h3>

					<p>
						[<a href="http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html">1</a>] <em>Open Source (Almost)</em> - http://tom.preston-werner.com/2011/11/22/open-source-everything.html
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						[<a href="https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177">2</a>] <em>Choose A License GPL patch</em> - https://github.com/github/choosealicense.com/pull/177
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					<p>
						[<a href="http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html">3</a>] <em>linux-libre choosealicense issue</em> - http://lists.nongnu.org/archive/html/gnu-linux-libre/2014-08/msg00013.html
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