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> Edit: Side note, I think it should leave out any nods to "Libre" or the like in the title and main description as well. I'm all about that stuff but I think m
by cyphar 10y ago
> Edit: Side note, I think it should leave out any nods to "Libre" or the like in the title and main description as well. I'm all about that stuff but I think making it a primary focus, instead of it being a trait the project just has, hurts more than it helps. Everyone who cares about that kind of thing gets it without being force fed the idea
I don't really agree (the naming point is valid, but the rest I disagree with). If you want to actually make a positive, lasting difference in the world you need to stand for your principles. I very much believe that whether or not a project is free software does define that project -- it defines what the developers think of the users and what freedoms the users have. It's more important than just being a property of the project, because it can shape the community and how the community interacts with the project. If you look at awesome projects like OpenMW[1] you can see just how much different a free software game can compare to a proprietary one in terms of the community (which comes from the freedoms the community has).
[1]: https://openmw.org/en/ https://openmw.org/en/