Important note for free software supporters using Gmail
Translator’s note: FSF subscribers using Gmail today received letters with this text.
Are you using gmail? About 50% of the 40,000 strong supporters of the FSF from the mailing list have mail to gmail .com.
JavaScript, once praised for unpretentious visual effects on web pages, is now used by sites like Gmail to run powerful programs on your computer. These programs, like any other programs on your computer, should be free software. But now the absolute majority of Javascript programs do not pay enough attention to your inherent freedoms to run, learn, modify and share. They use your computer without your intervention; We have been working for 25 years to protect against such behavior.
Because of the incredibly huge percentage of free software supporters using Gmail, we are taking steps to educate how to use Gmail without proprietary software. We will also work on long-term solutions, but the most immediate action should be the abandonment of proprietary software.
')
Many people think that Gmail should be abandoned altogether, because using it means losing control over your data and privacy. We agree that this is a very important factor when choosing a way to manage mail.
But if you are a free software supporter that already uses Gmail, or have friends or relatives using it, in any case, please help us take a step towards change - do not allow proprietary JavaScript to work on your system and help others realize this.
UPD. Since, judging by the assessment, habrayuser take the topic too seriously, I transfer to Habrayumor. Very lacking the blog "Idiots on the wire."
Are you using gmail? About 50% of the 40,000 strong supporters of the FSF from the mailing list have mail to gmail .com.
JavaScript, once praised for unpretentious visual effects on web pages, is now used by sites like Gmail to run powerful programs on your computer. These programs, like any other programs on your computer, should be free software. But now the absolute majority of Javascript programs do not pay enough attention to your inherent freedoms to run, learn, modify and share. They use your computer without your intervention; We have been working for 25 years to protect against such behavior.
Because of the incredibly huge percentage of free software supporters using Gmail, we are taking steps to educate how to use Gmail without proprietary software. We will also work on long-term solutions, but the most immediate action should be the abandonment of proprietary software.
')
Many people think that Gmail should be abandoned altogether, because using it means losing control over your data and privacy. We agree that this is a very important factor when choosing a way to manage mail.
But if you are a free software supporter that already uses Gmail, or have friends or relatives using it, in any case, please help us take a step towards change - do not allow proprietary JavaScript to work on your system and help others realize this.
UPD. Since, judging by the assessment, habrayuser take the topic too seriously, I transfer to Habrayumor. Very lacking the blog "Idiots on the wire."
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/118975/
All Articles