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They want all Javascript on your site to be free software, i.e., that it is released under a free software license or put in the public domain (and with the rea
by gpvos 6y ago
They want all Javascript on your site to be free software, i.e., that it is released under a free software license or put in the public domain (and with the readable, i.e. non-compiled and non-minified source code available). That is the FSF's demand for all software that people run on their computer, including in the browser.
- megous 6y agoAt least the "non-compiled and non-minified" part is easy to achieve for many websites trying to be fancy and using today's fancy packers. You can get their map files and with a simple 10 line php script grab the almost original source code, in tha almost original directory structure. (incl. typescript code, react JSX, original commnets, etc. etc.) And have fun looking at how, multi-million $ companies, approach frontend code. Sometimes this is a good way to get to view their full backend API surface, if they have it well abstracted in their frontend code.