Re: Dependence on nonfree software

[Ian Kelling]

Svetlana Tkachenko <svetlana@members.fsf.org> writes:

> For example, free software client to Google Docs (imagine for a moment they 
> have an API) may be submitted to GNU Savannah. Would it become approved as 
> free software at GNU Savannah? To my knowledge, Google Docs clearly is 
> classified as "Service as Software Substitute".

The SaaSS article explains that google docs could be used from a free
software client without being SaaSS
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/who-does-that-server-really-serve.en.html

RMS never said we should allow programs that do bad things. Savannah
hosting rules are pretty exhaustive, but they don't need to specify
every single bad thing a program could do, I can think of many things it
doesn't say that I'm sure would be unacceptable. If you spot a program
that does something bad, it can always be removed if necessary, the
hosting rules say "We do reserve the right, however, to discontinue
hosting a project."

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