Re: [Action Required] glibc decision to use CTI services.

[Alexandre Oliva <oliva@gnu.org>]

On Feb 12, 2024, "Carlos O'Donell" <carlos@redhat.com> wrote:

> On 9/27/23 09:50, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
>> I agree completely with Joseph here that the repo criteria [1] are the relevant
>> criteria to apply in this case.

> We believe that we are satisfying all of the requirements that the FSF
> and the GNU Project are requiring. Do you wish to raise any other FSF
> or GNU Project requirements?

I don't speak for the FSF or for GNU, and I'm not a party to any of the
agreements you may have made with them, but I'd be surprised if the
requirements were indeed satisfied.

Outsourcing an individual's or a group's computing is SaaSS even when
using Free Software, and SaaSS triggers basically the same obstacles to
users' freedom that nonfree software does, but in a way that makes users
even more helpless, so our movement rules out both SaaSS and nonfree
software.

From what I know of the FSF and of the GNU project, they surely wouldn't
be on board with that sort of outsourcing, and AFAICT that sort of
outsourcing is precisely what's being proposed, so I recommend you check
back with them.

When you do, I suspect you'll find that your belief arises out of some
sort of misunderstanding as to the requirements.

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