Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Mar 2009 09:58 UTC, submitted by google_ninja
Richard Stallman, frontman of the Free Software Foundation, has shifted his attention towards web applications. "In the free software community, the idea that non-free programs mistreat their users is familiar. Some of us refuse entirely to install proprietary software, and many others consider non-freedom a strike against the program. Many users are aware that this issue applies to the plug-ins that browsers offer to install, since they can be free or non-free. But browsers run other non-free programs which they don't ask you about or even tell you aboutâ"programs that web pages contain or link to. These programs are most often written in Javascript, though other languages are also used."
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2005-10-10
You're missing the point!
What's the difference between a closed app you install on your system and a closed app you run server side?
If you're an open source advocate, then any server side code should also be open source and viewable by anyone.
Just because it runs on someones server and you don't physically install it does not excuse the fact that it's closed and proprietary.
Please people, try to see the whole forest, not just the trees!