From a229048218533021ba6df3052fd89289fac167c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: blob42 Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2022 19:57:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add github protest --- README.md | 5 +++++ github-protest.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 github-protest.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 67895b7..4baaac9 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -29,3 +29,8 @@ WILL OUPUT: ---------- ebook.pdf | Title + +--- + +[I am using Github under protest](protest.md) + diff --git a/github-protest.md b/github-protest.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..0f1fd97 --- /dev/null +++ b/github-protest.md @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +## I am Using GitHub Under Protest + +This project is currently hosted on my [personal +forge](https://git.blob42.xyz/sp4ke/colmap) and mirrored on GitHub. This is not +ideal; GitHub is a proprietary, trade-secret system that is not Free and Open +Souce Software (FOSS). I am deeply concerned about using a proprietary system +like GitHub. If you want to contribute I encourage you to do so through the +orignal repo and avoid Github. I urge you to read about the [Give up +GitHub](https://GiveUpGitHub.org) campaign from [the Software Freedom +Conservancy](https://sfconservancy.org) to understand some of the reasons why +GitHub is not a good place to host FOSS projects. + +Any use of this project's code by GitHub Copilot, past or present, is done +without our permission. We do not consent to GitHub's use of this project's +code in Copilot. + +![Logo of the GiveUpGitHub +campaign](https://sfconservancy.org/img/GiveUpGitHub.png)