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It boggles my mind how often I visit company or application websites that make it difficult for me to find out what the thing is for and what it does.
by Veen 10y ago
It boggles my mind how often I visit company or application websites that make it difficult for me to find out what the thing is for and what it does.
- swiley 10y agoIt's a little disappointing, usually software that's part of the GNU project is really good about this. This website looks more "designed" rather than someone typing something up in vim (or Emacs) just to give people a landing page/description/links.
- reflexive 10y agoThis website looks more "designed" Not to mention the design has an uncomfortably political slant. Why is the front graphic a bunch of "take the power back" fists raised in the air? They seem to be saying, "don't use our software unless you identify as Revolucionario anticapitalista"
- liveoneggs 10y agonot too familiar with GNU?
- reflexive 10y agoI'm very familiar with GNU, which is why I expect a website that looks like this https://gcc.gnu.org/ https://gcc.gnu.org/ https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html https://www.gnu.org/software/bash/bash.html Reading in the other comments how the screenshots indicate this is a repackaging of "Tryton", a fork of OpenERP, it leads me to wonder if these people are just co-opting the GNU name to advance tired meatspace politics (ala libreboot).
- Mz 10y agoPerhaps it is because GNU Health doesn't really take the power back. It appears to entrench doctors rather than empowering individuals, which seems to be the opposite of what GNU typically does. Here is an actual take the power back health site aimed at individuals: http://miceats.blogspot.com/ http://miceats.blogspot.com/
- liveoneggs 10y agoI'm sorry but you are missing a huge part of what GNU is about. It is explicitly about "meatspace politics" and the philosophies of Richard Stallman. Explicitly you seem to be confusing "open source software" with "free software": https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.... https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.htm... even more reading: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html
- reflexive 10y agoI'm sorry but you are missing a huge part of what GNU is about. No, I don't think I am. GNU supports building businesses on free software. That's why the GPL does not say "free for noncommercial use only" like many other licenses. It's meant to be sustainable. Using iconography that says "businesses are bad, uprisings in the street are good" is counter to the GNU mission.
- st3v3r 10y agoI suppose it is supposed to appeal to a different kind of person than one that would use Emacs.
- reflexive 10y agoBased on the Emacs site, that would be the kind of person who's interested in `'electric-quote-mode' for using curved quotes as you type.'
- dajohnson89 10y agoIt's intentional. The more buzzwords and vague ideas you can flout, without committing to anything in particular, the wider the audience. Just like politics.
- josho 10y agoExcept I'm busy and don't have time to decipher what you do, so I'll bounce and find someone that can clearly articulate their service and how it helps me.