The Web Site 'It's FOSS' Is Not Always FOSS (Sometimes Actively Harmful to FOSS)

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2023-04-13 03:24:51 UTC
Modified: 2023-04-13 03:24:51 UTC

Summary: It's FOSS changed editorial control some time ago; two of the main authors are barely active anymore and it shows (loss of direction). It's not the first such 'fluke'. It keeps happening. Why promote (1) Microsoft and (2) proprietary stuff in a site called 'It's FOSS'? What message does that send to FOSS proponents?

How to Connect GitHub to VS Code [Step by Step]: GitHub is proprietary software. VS Code is proprietary spyware. Both are controlled by a company that viciously attacks Open Source in a number of ways. Why is a site called 'It's FOSS' publish such stuff? Seems contrary to its raison detre.

It's FOSS: Is it still for FOSS? As shown weeks ago (E-mail and Webform) to the site's editors and founder, there was a push to promote Microsoft's proprietary chaffbot, in effect leading people away from FOSS and promoting anti-GPL territories. Hours ago there was this piece entitled "How to Connect GitHub to VS Code [Step by Step]" (they should instead guide readers away from these)

How would we feel about Greenpeace publishing an article, "how to make the most out of coal?"

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The Web Site 'It's FOSS' Is Not Always FOSS (Sometimes Actively Harmful to FOSS)

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