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In a way you're right. But I do know what Stallman stands for and respect what he's done. I was just hoping he would lay off the web. The web is open, by defin
by hymanroth 18y ago
In a way you're right. But I do know what Stallman stands for and respect what he's done. I was just hoping he would lay off the web.
The web is open, by definition. Anybody can view a javascript file in the browser cache, and it's not hard to work out how it works even if it is minified/obfuscated.
I just don't see the need to start blocking scripts because the developer doesn't subscribe to his radical views.
In the unlikely event of his idea taking off, it could dampen innovation rather than encourage it.
- dinkumthinkum 18y agoWell, but minified or "obfuscripted," if you like, Javascript is not really in keeping with the views of FSF. A programmer sufficiently dedicated can work out and deal with assembly code of a given executable. The point is that, according to FSF, it should be utterly free. As far as dampen innovation, eh, I doubt it. I don't think enough people will take Stallman's view seriously for there to be any real danger here. I certainly don't. But I understand your reservations.